Illuminating the Bible
When I was young, one of my parents would end our meal together by pulling me up on their lap and reading a story…
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Featured Artist: Bruce Herman
Bruce Herman (b. 1953) is Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in the Fine Arts at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. Herman lectures widely and has had…
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Art and Mind Games
On Sunday, 20 June, the Guardian posted an article titled, ‘Why Modern Art is all in the Mind,‘ reviewing a forthcoming book titled, ‘How…
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Buren’s Columns
In 1986 Daniel Buren created Les Deux Plateaux (commonly referred to as ‘Buren’s Columns’) in the courtyard of the Palais-Royal in Paris. The work,…
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The Calling of Christian Artistry: A Quick Look at Howard Finster
When I lived in Atlanta, I would keep a membership to the High Museum of Art, that way if was ever bored in the…
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Objectivity, Subjectivity, Worldview, and Art
Imagine a large, circular room with several tiers of chairs along its inner walls. In the centre of the room is a large globe…
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Shouting over the Thunderstorms
‘There is another danger…that of talking baby language. To see the way some of our best church and cathedral builders decorate their work with…
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Reg Mombassa’s “Australian Jesus”
From the mid 1990’s Mambo designer Reg Mombassa shocked, horrified and delighted with his, now, iconic series titled “Australian Jesus.” The overwhelming community reactions…
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Lucian Freud: More Than Enough
Lucian Freud is surely one of the great contemporary painters. At 88 years old, the Pompidou Centre in Paris is currently hosting its second retrospective…
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