Not all the artists deal directly with such themes, however.

It is revealing to see how an artist deals with not being at her best.

To show this, she would have needed examples of how fine artists from other nations dealt urgently with such events.

A few artists deal with the link between ancient myth and modern science, both of which can be used to explain life's mysteries.

Very few artists in recent years have so powerfully dealt with deep, enigmatic feeling.

These artists deal with what's important to them: their lives and the world around them.

However, both artists deal primarily with still-life subject matter.

The artist deals with what cannot be said in words.

"The other, the ugly, has also moved me deeply, if great artists have dealt with it," she said.

A few other artists deal imaginatively with symbolic identity.