Superfluous - Beauty in Nature and Art
One little word to kick-start creativity - #7
Superfluous: adjective
1a: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
b: not needed : unnecessary
2: obsolete : marked by wastefulness : extravagant
“superfluous,” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superfluous.
“Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.” Leonardo da Vinci
“Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.” Yoko Ono
“The superfluous, a very necessary thing.” Voltaire
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