He saw them as artistic inspiration--cinematic art, in his case.

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This was the moment when the buildings and artifacts of ancient Greece and Rome were being rediscovered as a source of artistic inspiration, initiating what we know as the Renaissance, which also changed everything forever.

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So, I would like to continue to create such artistic opportunities for inspiration.

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Louise says boxing can be a great source of inspiration for artistic expression.

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Bernstein, Barber, and Copland are nationally acclaimed for their roles in shaping the "American" sound, and their artistic legacy is still a rich source of inspiration for American compositions of today, from symphonic works to musicals and movie scores.

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"Inkling's inspiration comes from a desire to give artistic people the freedom to draw on paper and to provide an easy way to transition the drawings to digital media, " said Glenn Tsunekawa, Global Product Manager at Wacom.

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You don't have to be much of a Freudian to guess that the source of both the painter's inspiration and his torment was his mother, a brainy, artistic but thwarted suburban housewife undone by her alcoholism.

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