ARTISTIC REBELLION

'Whenever an artist is subjected to the influx of superficial messages and uninspiring or disturbing images, or is expected to tidy up after some one else,  posterity is robbed of a portion of the artist's legacy.

The gestures, movements and actions of the hand and eye, create the powerful building blocks with which artists painstakingly create their work.

These Alchemical energies should never be wasted on the trivialities of life. It is the artists responsibility to direct it towards the flowering of it's beneficial potential.

Artists should carefully guard the time and energy available, for the fulfillment of their calling and be ever vigilant in detecting those, who willfully or covertly, avoid encouraging them, but find pleasure in distracting them from their production.' -Aleta Michaletos

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ADDED VALUE

My paintings are created with pigment.

I have never even considered the absurd notion that certain paintings could be superior because of the amount, or the specific shade of pigment I may have applied.

Value is added through skill, imagination, thoughtfulness and God given talent.

Therefore any judgement of a human being which is based on their amount of pigment, is far fetched.

If ever you find yourself in a judgemental mood, rather consider the alterable and unique moral and ethical traits of a human being.

The impact of variations in character such as loyalty, love, humility, honesty, patience, responsibility, tolerance, dedication and generosity, have far greater repercussions for the general moral health of the inhabitants of this world. 

These traits can be influenced and developed through nurturing, mentoring and by example.  Rather ask yourself: 'what example am I setting?'

Each human being is a blank slate (tabula rasa) when born (the mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience.The unformed, featureless mind) and his/her specific hue of skin, is merely the variation of a tinted surface on which he/she will paint his/her own character and project his/her unique individuality. 

It does not make sense to judge a work of art by the tint of the canvas, or by it's under painting. 
By carefully observing nature, one is forced to conclude that our Creator does not encourage boredom, neither repetition.... and so let's rather joyfully embrace the endless permutations of humanity and all forms of life which create the dense and magnificent tapestry of our Universe.

- Aleta Michaletos 

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