Artist Manifesto
When social values and anarchy prevailed in
a decadent society, there was chaos and moral degradation Moses
came down from the mountain With the Ten Commandments, sculpted
on stone showing the path to life, that even today holds much
truth. Here in the 21st century in the covenant of the Artist’s
hearts I lay the purpose and philosophy of art.
Ten commandments of Art
I. Art is Humanity
Art has to be in the service of Humans and nature. By its expressions
it humanizes the world.
II. Art Unites
It emphasizes togetherness and negates individualism. It destroys
all walls and artificial materialistic barriers it raises the
collective consciousness and knits together the human fabric.
III. Art is heart
Art is the heart throb of the human soul, pulsating and keeping
alive the cultural continuity of civilizations.
IV. Art is Beauty
Art is beauty, as “ Man creates in accordance with the laws of
beauty”. The state of beauty has to be established by creating
conditions, which will nourish it’s flourishing. It will espouse
holistic human values of Love, sharing, Caring, peaceful coexistence,
Respect nature.
V. Art is joy
Art celebrates life. It does not discriminate humanity on the
state of its being, color, beliefs and place of occurrence It
beholds the goodness of the humans and promotes bondage.
VI. Art is power
Art is the embodiment of the creative power of the artist reflecting
social life and therefore it empowers and emboldens those who
behold it.
VII. Art is united
Art is the repository of the emotive folk spirit of civilization
VIII. Art is childhood eternal
Art is the epitome of childhood. It is high fantasy, unadulterated
futuristic. It is born from the womb of the child’s imagination
seeking out the pure and innocence of life. It is playful by nature.
It heralds the freedom of children from toil. Art is child liberator.
IX. Art is revolutionary
Art questions hitherto all accepted truths with such fundamental
notions. It critically questions the contradictions in society;
it nurtures enthusiasm and motivates change. Hence art will negate
all that is ugly to humanity, poverty, hunger, exploitation of
man-by-man, war, violence, greed, hatred and jealousy, physical
and mental slavery.
X. Art is prophetic
Art is prophetic and the artist the prophet. It brings into
this world all that is new and noble.
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