Ideas worth spreading

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Quando o mundo está em chamas, a arte é uma perda de tempo?

A arte vale a pena? "Podem crer que sim", diz o romancista gráfico R. Alan Brooks — a arte tem o poder de assustar os ditadores, de inspirar multidões e de mudar corações e espíritos por todo o mundo. Refletindo no seu percurso até se tornar um artista numa época em que o mundo parece que está a arder, Brooks conta como criar uma coisa com sinceridade e paixão pode ter um impacto positivo em pessoas que nem sequer conhecemos.

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A arte vale a pena? "Podem crer que sim", diz o romancista gráfico R. Alan Brooks — a arte tem o poder de assustar os ditadores, de inspirar multidões e de mudar corações e espíritos por todo o mundo. Refletindo no seu percurso até se tornar um artista numa época em que o mundo parece que está a arder, Brooks conta como criar uma coisa com sinceridade e paixão pode ter um impacto positivo em pessoas que nem sequer conhecemos.

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