What is the purpose of artistic talent? I am sure most, if not all of us, are familiar with the opening of a movie produced by MGM Studios. It depicts a roaring lion surrounded by the words “Ars Gratia Artis.” This is the Latin translation of the phrase “art forContinue Reading
A contemporary interpretation of a traditional icon, “A Synaxis of Archangels.”Continue Reading
The world has a disordered view of art. This should not come as a surprise as we live in a fallen world, a world that is less than what it could be, less than what God intended it to be. Somewhere back along our history our first parents turned awayContinue Reading
Sheep really do respond to their Shepherd’s call. But they need to be close enough to hear his voice so that they can follow him. A God who is a good shepherd is a God who walks with His people and cares about their every joy and sorrow. When weContinue Reading
Why is there so much mediocre Christian art? It has gotten to a point where Christian artists shun the label because it has become synonymous with substandard art. We are enjoying a time when a great number of Christian, faith based movies are being made but most of them areContinue Reading
A recent conversation I had with an abstract artist who also considers themselves a “Christian artist,” has given me the opportunity to give some thought to the role of abstract art in the Christian context. Can abstract art be Christian? Of course it can; if it is created by aContinue Reading
Over at Catholic World Report, author Sandra Miesel has given us a wonderful overview of how artists have depicted the resurrection in art through the ages. Do take time to read the whole article. It is not only a history of how depictions of the Resurrection have changed through timeContinue Reading
You can now take college level courses in Sacred Art, how cool is that? Professor David Clayton has brought his “Way of Beauty” to Pontifex University, a web based on-line education platform. “The Way of Beauty” is offered for “audit only,” “continuing education,” or for “college credit.” Professor Clayton is theContinue Reading
God is constantly calling us to Him, how are we responding to the call? In His Book The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell theorized that there is a common structure to hero stories around the world. He referred to this structure as the monomyth and broke down itsContinue Reading
There was once a young boy who wanted to give his teacher a gift. The boy lived in a village many miles from the sea. His teacher once told him that his greatest desire in the world was to see the ocean before he died. But it was a difficultContinue Reading