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Ray Chilensky  

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Stealing Imagination

Journal Entry: Sun Mar 23, 2008, 6:10 PM
Those of you who watch me know I don’t do many journals. I love to write, but unless you are a political, news, and history junkie PLUS a sci-fi geek, I just don’t think anyone would be interested in my day-to day-life. However, a few days ago I had some art work used without being given due credit, and its been bugging me. I’ve had my artwork ripped before, and the most recent incident was fairly minor, but one long time online friend of mine, and one other Deviantart user I know of had been ripped off, and the problem seems to be more and more common.

In one case, the offender tried very hard to justify his theft, but the truth is, there is no justification for stealing other artist’s work. When an artist or writer in any genre or medium creates a work of art it is part of that artists goes into it: its part of that artist no how many time it’s copied, even if it is radically altered. I’m not a professional artist, so when someone steals my art I’m not loosing any money, but it is still I violation of fundamental ethical principles, and show a lack of respect for me, and a for the people who are deceived into believing that my work was done my the thief in question. When art is stolen, especially if the thief is another artist, it is an affront to all artists everywhere rather they are professional or not.

It comes down to why anyone picks of the pencil, brush or tablet stylus to create a piece of artwork. They want to bring a piece of their imagination and creativity into the world in a tangible form, to share a piece of themselves with others and maybe bring some more beauty and elegance into the world leaving it a little better of than it was before the work was created. If some steals someone else’s art, they are attacking that person on a level that goes beyond physical, they are striking at what makes that person unique and special. It hurts that artist, even if they don't realize it.


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  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Bob Seager
  • Reading: Guns of the South
  • Watching: Myself type
  • Playing: How many things do you expect me to do?
  • Eating: As much as possible.
  • Drinking: A huge mug of iced tea.

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: NEWPHILADELPHIA, OH
  • Interests: POLITICS, ART, WRITING, SCI FI, GUNS ( the poitics and the guns are becoming more and more linked)
  • Favourite movie: Roller Ball (1975 version), but serisously ONE favorite movie?
  • Favourite band or musician: THE EAGLES, Bob Seager, and other bands that old farts like
  • Favourite genre of music: Varied, no hip hop or hill billy country they make me want to smash things
  • Favourite artist: Kieth Parkinson,
  • Favourite poet or writer: ALFRED LORD TENYSON poet,ROBER HIENLIEN writer
  • Favourite photographer: The guys taking damage assessment photos after a B-2 carpet bombing
  • Favourite style or digital art: "Old School" whatever the hell that means
  • Operating System: xp
  • MP3 player of choice: I miss casset tapes
  • Shell of choice: The ones attached to turttles
  • Wallpaper of choice: the kind with flowers on it, so i can count them like the Statler Bros.
  • Skin of choice: Cute, cudly seal skin, because it keeps me warm when I wear it
  • Favourite game: Stronghold Crusader: I love the screams when you set people on fire.
  • Favourite gaming platform: Are there special things to stand on while I play D and D and bounce dice?
  • Favourite cartoon character: DUCK DODGERS
  • Personal Quote: He who is not himself, is nobody
  • Tools of the Trade: Anything that works

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Devious Comments

~JohnnyOz:iconJohnnyOz: Apr 7, 2008, 4:54:40 PM
10, 000 baby ... woo hoo!!!

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~uss-enterprise-club:iconuss-enterprise-club: Mar 21, 2008, 9:56:30 PM
Thanks for the watch ;-) Welcome aboard

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~Andared:iconAndared: Mar 3, 2008, 3:06:51 PM
You're welcome.

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~Andared:iconAndared: Mar 3, 2008, 3:06:28 PM
No problem you do good work!

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~nightwing1975:iconnightwing1975: Mar 3, 2008, 1:43:19 PM
thanks for adding my star trek group shot to your favourites [link] :)

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*davemetlesits:icondavemetlesits: Mar 3, 2008, 11:15:08 AM
Thank you for the fav!

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~Andared:iconAndared: Feb 15, 2008, 8:05:43 AM
You win the right to be constantly harrassed with my mad rantings, and loose grip on reality.

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~JohnnyOz:iconJohnnyOz: Feb 12, 2008, 4:25:13 AM
Yaaay .. I'm the 9000th viewer! What do I win?

JM.

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*springie:iconspringie: Jan 31, 2008, 3:28:03 AM
Thanks for the fav!
=sumanprajapati:iconsumanprajapati: Jan 18, 2008, 11:54:32 PM
thanks for fave and watch

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~Andared:iconAndared: Dec 19, 2007, 10:49:37 AM
no prob

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*wilnius:iconwilnius: Dec 18, 2007, 11:01:23 AM
thanks for the fav on my warlord drawing glad you liked it

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~tedf:icontedf: Dec 9, 2007, 12:14:49 PM Mood: Delighted
Thanks much for the favorite!

I'm new to Deviant Art and I welcome all comments about my work.
~Andared:iconAndared: Dec 3, 2007, 6:33:35 PM
You are most welcome beloved niece!

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John Adams
~Asherah-Rain-88:iconAsherah-Rain-88: Dec 3, 2007, 3:28:40 PM
Thanks for the fav, uncle ray. :-)
~valdark2:iconvaldark2: Dec 2, 2007, 11:16:09 AM
Thanks for the fave.

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~Andared:iconAndared: Dec 1, 2007, 7:04:09 AM
No problem, you do great work.

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John Adams
*kirstinmills:iconkirstinmills: Dec 1, 2007, 1:19:05 AM
Hello! Thanks so much for the fave! :)

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~Andared:iconAndared: Nov 29, 2007, 8:50:04 PM
No problem.

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“Teach them politics and war so their sons may study medicine and mathematics in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, and architecture.”

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*Prince-K:iconPrince-K: Nov 29, 2007, 7:53:24 PM
thanks for the fav dude!

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~tanyk:icontanyk: Nov 13, 2007, 3:20:11 AM
Thnx for d fav.
~catbitch:iconcatbitch: Nov 8, 2007, 9:03:49 PM
youre very welcome!!
~Andared:iconAndared: Nov 8, 2007, 9:01:16 PM
thank you!

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“Teach them politics and war so their sons may study medicine and mathematics in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, and architecture.”

John Adams