The World According To Clive Barker

What influences shaped the young aspiring painter into a world-renowned talent - what so many interviewers like to refer to as a "Renaissance" talent due to its complete disregard for the boundaries of media? What influences shape the man today as the work treads ever more spiritual and metaphysical paths, as the outsider journeys beyond the limits and returns to report the glorious sights that might await us there should we choose to follow the same paths our shaman has carved out? We've pulled together some of our favourite quotes on recurring topics on the pages linked below. They give a snapshot at a particular time of the thought processes behind the creativity but need to be read in the knowledge that opinions change; what seems an important influence in one context is simply an anecdote in another and that, ultimately, these insights may enable a background picture to be drawn which underpins the books, screenplays and artwork... "Let me say at the start: It's all the work of another man. "I wrote none of these books. I made none of these films. Nor drew the drawings, nor opined at such length on death, sex and the human condition. For one thing, I'm not so contradictory as this other Clive Barker... A productive pretender, who comments glibly on any subject addressed to him. I, you understand, would be more circumspect. I'd choose to keep my peace more often than this Other does, and when I did choose to speak, my sentences would be honed to perfection before I let them on the air." Afterword, Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, June 1989 Artwork Books versus movies Censorship Childhood Comics Death Fans Genre Imagination Influences Magic Spirituality Sequels Sex and sexuality Storytelling Writing style The World According To The Fans - The Conclave Revelations is offering a unique opportunity for open discussion between Clive and his fans. Here is your space - a place to discuss topics relating to Clive's works where your thoughts will be posted ahead of our next interview with Clive. Having seen the entries posted here, we'll be encouraging Clive to join the discussion, respond to your observations and and to add his own thoughts..! The way of getting your thoughts, feelings, opinions and comment onto this section of Revelations? Just e-mail us using the link at the bottom of the page with the subject header 'The Conclave' and we'll add your thoughts - no editing, no nothing: just you sharing your views with Clive and everyone else. It's obviously not a forum and it won't be updated instantly but will, we hope, develop into a place for some reasonably in-depth musings on what we love about Clive's work and what we'd like to see more of! As a starter, can we encourage and ask for your thoughts on the following topics? Clive's Artwork Clive's Writing Adaptations of Clive's Work and 'Clive Barker Presents...' Characters Created by Clive or Related to his Work Abarat Specific questions for Clive can also be sent to us in the usual way... mail us here...please!" Note : Barker interviews used in this section of Revelations are listed (by year) in the 'Interviews' section of the site. A note of those interviews which are available on-line in their entirety is made in that section and the full text can be reached via the 'Links' section. Back to the top | Home page This page has been created for information and entertainment purposes only. All quotes remain the copyright of the original owners.