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The Creative Impulse

Wed Feb 13, 2008, 2:13 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

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:iconzebayo:
Thank you a lot for the recent fav. I'm glad you liked it ;)

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Art is necessary~~
:iconenkaowakura:
My god, I feel truly fortunate that someone like you likes one of my works. Your gallery is great, REAL art.

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"As I thought. At the end there was only loneliness."

- PXI

98% of teens would be dead if Twilight said breathing wasn't cool. Post this if you are a part of the 2% laughing. :peace:
:iconlien:
I haven't had a proper look around your gallery, there's a lot there to take in. But I will say this...your work is wonderful because it expresses your view (which -is- that of an artist)so well. Just because you haven't polished your techniques yet can't contain the creative thought there. Nice work, will watch. Thanks again for the compliments.
:iconenkaowakura:
Thanks, your comments really motivate me, I'm currently developing my knowledge on art, so my work is on a kind of transition between totally naive to something more professional. I hope that someday I will get to produce something as content-rich and polished as your pieces.

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"As I thought. At the end there was only loneliness."

- PXI

98% of teens would be dead if Twilight said breathing wasn't cool. Post this if you are a part of the 2% laughing. :peace:
:iconlien:
Thank you. I'm pretty sure you will, you know exactly how it 'feels' to create, that is very obvious, and you know 'where' you are with your art as well. Your insight in yourself and the world around you just needs the physical training (style direction/techniques)to give it a clearer voice. But you've definitely 'got it'! Keep it going. (:
:iconwordsaremyweakness:
Thanks so much for the favorite on the TWLOHA's piece.

I really appreciate the support. <3

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"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love."
-Henry Drummond

Love Yourself for Art Contest: [link]
:iconlien:
My pleasure entirely, it's a very powerful concept and something I relate to deeply. Thanks for sharing your work. (:
:iconwordsaremyweakness:
<3 Of course.

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"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love."
-Henry Drummond

Love Yourself for Art Contest: [link]
:iconlucidgypsy:
Thanks so much for the watch and fave, I watch you from my art account as well ( =gloriagypsy ) I love your abstract paintings!

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~=LucidGypsy
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admin of *naturephotographer club
:iconlien:
You're welcome. Ahh, I love your other account as well. Thank you very much for the compliment.

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