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Darwin's Manifesto
Darwin Leon
Manifesto of Darwin Leon in collaboration with David Althur Walters from the Miami Mirror(davidarthurwalters.bravehost.com )
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Art may imitate everyday life and we may be pleased with its familiar representations, but the living principle of art is certainly not the mere imitation of material objects and formal motions. Firmly rooted in our desires, passions, fantasies, erotic dreams, social concepts and beliefs, art is the creative alternative to the mundane, monotonous and mechanical life of habit and blind reaction that tends to quiet desperation, stagnation, disease, and violent outbursts unless life is artfully expressed.
The art of painting is an imaginative search for tentative answers to the mysterious challenges of life. The fine artist is of course cognizant of the historical principles of technique over time. Still, the painter who is most intimate with the origin of the motivating spirit of art does not allow her explorations of structure and experiments with line, color and form to be stifled by the forced application of colored paint in a certain way.
The innovative artist who sincerely appreciates the precious gift of art appreciates the historical evolution of art as well. He is glad to represent civilized art. He does not wear the habit of revolutionary nihilism. He refuses to be stupefied by contemporary habits. He is eager to challenge himself in every way in order to receive that spirit of art without which the foundation and progress of civilizations would be impossible.
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