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Neil James  

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The Creative Impulse

Journal Entry: Wed Feb 13, 2008, 3:13 AM
"Then again the great artist, besides aiming at perfection of form searches for truth. He never, in any of his works, allows what he knows to be false to remain. If he believes a work to be false in any part he will change, destroy or abandon it. The longer he works the more exacting he becomes in the demand for what is true. This insistence upon truth is of great importance today. The invention of atomic weapons is a far less sinister threat to human happiness than the discovery of the power of untruth. The realisation this it is possible to influence millions by the deliberately told lie is one of the most dreadful threats that civilisation has ever been compelled to face. The atomic bomb in itself is harmless. But the untruth, or the deliberately fostered ignorance, that inflame a nation may, at any moment, cause it to be dropped. Only truth can combat falsehood, and the artist is a champion of truth".
"Without truth there can be no freedom. Art honors the spirit of man, his intellect and his feelings, and would have them free".

Chapter XI "Art And Education"
Page 154, Paragraph 2

H.Caudwell
The Creative Impulse
London
Macmillan & Co. Ltd
1951

  • Listening to: Throwing Muses
  • Reading: Angels & Demons
  • Watching: The News (muted)
  • Playing: With the Cat
  • Drinking: Coffee

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 39
  • Current Residence: Cambridge, England
  • Interests: Visual Art - Music - Writing - Nature - Philosophy - etc ...
  • Favourite movie: Stardust - I Am Sam - Pans Labyrinth - The Man From Earth - The Fountain ...
  • Favourite band or musician: Tool - APC - Tori - Aimee Mann - Beethoven - Chopin ...
  • Favourite genre of music: Lyrically Satisfying - Acoustic Guitar
  • Favourite artist: Rothko, Newman, Hoyland, Pasmore, Kiefer, Tapies ...
  • Favourite poet or writer: Gaiman - Castaneda - Yeats ...
  • Favourite photographer: Jerry Uelsmann
  • Favourite style or digital art: Ambiguous
  • MP3 player of choice: Last.fm - Winamp
  • Shell of choice: I have hundreds, I love beach combing!
  • Skin of choice: Lived In - Tattooed
  • Favourite game: Chess
  • Favourite cartoon character: Jane (Daria) Butters (Southpark)
  • Personal Quote: If ones words are not better than silence then one should remain silent.

Devious Comments

~rosamariafeltrin:iconrosamariafeltrin: 22 hours 2 minutes ago
Hi Neil!
...gracias por Sunshine...!


hug in your heart....
*monstror:iconmonstror: 1 day 6 hours ago
Many thanks for the new fav ;)

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*lien:iconlien: 1 day 17 hours ago
Thank you for saying so, much appreciated! (:

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May the power of love win over the love of power!
~LinkinDude28:iconLinkinDude28: 2 days 3 hours ago
You have one amazing gallery! :)

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Visit my [link] :stereo:

サルマン
「画人は 十四歳」
*lien:iconlien: 2 days 7 hours ago
welcome...nice work! (:

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May the power of love win over the love of power!
~dzunnun:icondzunnun: 2 days 9 hours ago
thanks for the fav really appreciate it.. :)

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"He must be tongueless when cursed." ~ Yunus Emre : [link]
*lien:iconlien: 2 days 10 hours ago
Yes, I have a few pieces there...but not visited for a while as my main catalog is here. Good to see you here and welcome to DA! (:

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~dzunnun:icondzunnun: 2 days 10 hours ago
my pleasure sir.. you're from creativestem.com if i'm not mistaken.. :)

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*lien:iconlien: 2 days 11 hours ago
Well...thank you so much for saying so, much appreciated!
Have a great day.... (:

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~dzunnun:icondzunnun: 2 days 23 hours ago
we meet again :) nice gallery i must say.. very inspiring, sir.

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 7 hours ago
:thumbsup:

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~kubbess:iconkubbess: 5 days 10 hours ago
:ahoy:

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i was born in champaign. hovewer i have drown in the sea..
*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
:hug:

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
Lovely work...very welcome. :hug:

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
most welcome, ana. :hug:

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
most welcome, Jorge.

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
As always, wonderful work! :hug:

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
Most welcome Lisa... :hug:

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*lien:iconlien: 5 days 11 hours ago
:hug:

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*LisaIngrey:iconLisaIngrey: May 7, 2008, 2:19:25 AM
Thanks for the fave! Have a great day :hug:
=one-eyed-cat:iconone-eyed-cat: May 6, 2008, 4:56:18 AM
thanks a lot for the fav :gummybear:

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=elsatiph-index:iconelsatiph-index: May 5, 2008, 10:00:08 AM
thank you for the favorite, Neil.

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~anjusha:iconanjusha: May 5, 2008, 2:55:43 AM Mood: Joy
tnx for all :wave: :sun:

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