in today's world, all the art schools and colleges, even most of the artists are focusing mainly on the skill of an artist and are trying their best to improve skills through various techniques. Yes, it has a certain degree of importance but I will advocate that art-education should focus on human perception. I think an artist needs to be in a state of innocence or ‘unknowingness’ so that he may perceive the subject anew without any prejudice.

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An extract from an interview with Parag Borse, featured in the (Jade Edition (August 2022) of The Wise Owl.