Art & Christianity Week 2: Is Art Necessary?

ART Christianity&winter 2015

who is an artist?briefly…

is artnecessary?

week two

Herb WilliamsMixed-Givings

2014?

Herb WilliamsMixed-Givings

2014?

someone hastoo much timeon their hands

Ticked

amused

but it got me thinking…

is art necessary?

let me answer with this scenario…

without artimagine a world

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The Sartorialist

BLVCK.

The Sartorialist

Street Fashion

Stay Classic

Live. Breathe. Fashion.

The Sartorialist

Street Fashion

The Sartorialist

Stay Classic

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SurViVe

ThriVe

rationalism

rationalisma belief or theory that opinions and actions should

be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response

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(crucifix or altarpiece)

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arTBiBLe

in the

CraFTSmeN

BezalelOholiaband

exodus 31Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you: the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand—and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, and

… to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.

other examples

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poetry & songs

Photo credit

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theatre

albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 – 1528)The Prodigal Son, 1496.

stories

arTconveys more than

daTa

how did we get here?next week

or: why is modern art so ugly?