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Philosopher of the Oil Sands's avatar

This is a very well-written article. It sounds like a fundamental premise of the piece is that the recognition of the divine in man is an essential precondition to creating art that embodies this divine dynamism and beauty. Would you say that beautiful art is, then, predicated on the right understanding of the relation between man and God? Are we, then, overdue for a spiritual rebirth? Or are you hopeful that a new Renaissance can emerge in a secular age? The movements which sought to dwarf man's value in relation to the divine, such as Islam and the Christian iconoclasts, producer lackluster art, after all. It seems like if there isn't some divine measure by which to judge man and strive towards, then we will lack the motivation to elevate our art and man himself to any such beautiful ideal. Humanism without the recognition of the divine seems to devolve into authentic depictions of ugliness, such as how the Romans gradually deviated from the Greeks by depicting the candid forms of their emperors, imperfections and all.

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Sage M's avatar

I work with a contemporary figurative sculptor who eschews the "plastic culture". You might like his work. www.robinsonstudio.com

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Chad Johnson's avatar

AI voice do me right…

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Alessandra Bocchi's avatar

There is no AI in our articles, not even in editing or translations. Every piece is written and worked on by contributors and the team. Even the images are created by a designer. Feel free to check!

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Chad Johnson's avatar

There’s an AI voice play button at the top of Substack articles & I am happy to inform you it read well while closing my eyes. I’m too retarded to read anything longer than a tweet so that’s on me ❤️

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