Brett Potter, Author at Transpositions

Brett Potter

Brett David Potter is working on a PhD in theology, art and culture at the Toronto School of Theology and has an MCS in Christianity and the Arts from Regent College in Vancouver. Before that he studied film and video at York University. His current research project is an attempt to navigate the space between theological aesthetics and contemporary art, with Hans Urs von Balthasar and Jean-Luc Marion as guides. Brett lives with his wife and daughter in Toronto, where alongside his academic interests he makes video art, writes music and blogs about art, film and faith (on his blog "unfolding forms".)

Christianity and Film, Film, Theology29 October, 2012

Visionary Film: The Apocalyptic Eye of Stan Brakhage

By Brett Potter

Film is not all about storytelling. Sometimes it is about light. Stan Brakhage (1933-2003), the prolific American avant-garde filmmaker, scratched, painted, hand-processed, and generally…

Film, Pop Culture10 September, 2012

Films about Art: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

By Brett Potter

This post is Part III in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. [Read Part I and…

Artists, Beauty, Ethics, Film29 August, 2012

Films about Art: Waste Land (2010)

By Brett Potter

This post is Part II in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. [Read Part I…

Art History, Culture, Film20 August, 2012

Films about Art: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

By Brett Potter

This post is Part I in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. In Werner Herzog’s…

Fashion, Featured, Theology19 September, 2011

From Paul Tillich to “Project Runway”: Towards a Theology of Couture

By Brett Potter

The irony is not lost on me: I love watching “Project Runway” – the reality competition show for aspiring fashion designers hosted by supermodel…