Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: ART
The question of whether abstract art has a place in the Christian world came up in a discussion I had recently. Art is near to my heart (and rhymes with it) so I decided to gather a few initial thoughts here. This is not intended to be a detailed or refined article - it's a precis: an abstraction of my thoughts in no particular order, and a little disorganized.
We make the mistake of thinking that the animal, the pet, the baby and the beautiful woman derive beauty from their own invention and power.
Human nature praises and rewards beautiful people, as though they had made themselves beautiful...* Being aware that one day soon just finding a woman attractive may be deemed "sexual harassment", I will take this opportunity to say that some of them do look rather fantastic. And to balance out this "sexist" remark, I also wish to observe that … Continue reading BEAUTY AS A REFLECTION OF ITS CREATOR
Having reviewed what I’ve learned about Vincent Van Gogh in recent times, it seems to me that aside from his art, his life and character could be summed up in three words: "passion", "loneliness" and "faith". (Lamplighter, "Lux") Having lost connection with his faith, his suicide was an expression of two of these: loneliness led … Continue reading VINCENT VAN GOGH, GOD AND ME
(this post is a continuation of the previous one, titled "Throwing paint for the glory of God") DEAR GOD, WHY DID YOU MAKE? Dear God, why did you have to make A thing to look like that? It seems as though you took some paint And threw it with a splat - Why did you form the toad, … Continue reading DEAR GOD, WHY DID YOU MAKE?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 