The sentence I quoted is not presented as an opinion of the artist, or even of the article author; it is presented as an incontrovertible fact. As an opinion o

The sentence I quoted is not presented as an opinion of the artist, or even of the article author; it is presented as an incontrovertible fact. As an opinion of the artist, it would have had at best a very slight relevance. However, presented as pure fact, it is irrelevant at best and seems suspicious.