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The Creative Impulse

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

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Excellent! This is a great read, by the way. A bit wordy in spaces, but I liked it very much. :aww:

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Be.
I love that book!
He is 'wordy' but I enjoy his enjoyment of being so...
Agreed. :D Sometimes the only way to truly express a perception is to use so many words that it becomes simplified.

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Be.
I actually laughed a little when I read that...yes...exactly!
Laughter is such the healer. :D I'm glad that you found the humour. It was meant, for all its seriousness.

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Be.
I honestly felt better for laughing...endorphins probably...and yes it is, very healing, I don't find myself in many situations where that happens unfortunately (woe is me :D ). Your words were so clever and true...very rare...I just keep thinking "she's refreshing" about you. Do hope you don't mind that...
I don't mind at all! I don't see myself as a breath of fresh air, though. :blushes: I'm glad that others find gains in my words and my perceptions, no matter my self-loathing. Heh. It is what it is, n'est-ce pas? Truly.

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Be.
But then we See the second bit of this phrase...

It is what it is, unless - of course - it isn't.

And we delve into one of my favourite topics: Quantum Mechanics. :D

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Be.
I laughed again...

Exactly...it is what it is unless it isn't what it is and then it's probably the same a different way around...

Quantum Mechanics...me too...but there's a hell of a thing to try to talk about in a place like this!!!

Probably best to stick to art as opposed to what there up to at CERN - and what's going to happen when they try to rip that "space/time hole" in the LHC ... we might get to see what a black hole is all about...from the inside if they're not careful :D

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