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Joel Swanson

hen asked what kind of artist he is, Joel Swanson says his medium is actually words—as his artwork explores language. Swanson likes to take familiar words or phrases and make them seem odd or strange by tweaking something simple. In other words, (excuse the pun) his masterpieces can

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