tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post5531489762594663438..comments2024-03-27T06:29:45.627-04:00Comments on Art By-Products: Persian Angel of Fire and JusticePyracanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889551823810311793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post-69126311854656102922010-03-17T02:32:24.162-04:002010-03-17T02:32:24.162-04:00Tristan: Many people have asked me the same questi...Tristan: Many people have asked me the same question, when I am going to do the representation of Evil. This deserves a serious answer.<br /><br />I believe that art is magic, and that making a painting is a magical act. Whatever you portray comes to life in a certain way. Perhaps not physically, but definitely mentally, and it becomes part of our spiritual world which is all around and inside us. To paint something is to invoke it and make it more and more real, whether it's an apple, a building, or a beautiful boy.<br /><br />So if I were to paint the spirit of Evil, and use my best powers to paint it and make it a well-done painting, it would invoke Evil, the Hostile Spirit, and thus bring more evil into the world. We can not afford that. If I were to make Evil beautiful and attractive, that would make things even worse. If I were to make Evil horrible and repulsive, I would be too obvious, because Evil is often not that way at all, it gains its power from a false sense of beauty and righteousness. <br /><br />Therefore I have consciously chosen not to aid Evil in the world by making its picture. Pretty devils are still devils, and I think my energies should be spent in the support of goodness.Pyracanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889551823810311793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565179530147649549.post-18995211012175383602010-03-16T09:54:59.905-04:002010-03-16T09:54:59.905-04:00I have always loved these and think they are amazi...I have always loved these and think they are amazing designs and ideas. When are you going to do the representation of Evil?Tristan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936915388418287612noreply@blogger.com