Obedience is an unpopular word nowadays, but the artist must be obedient to the work, whether it is a symphony, a painting, or a story for a small child. I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist and says, "Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me."
Excerpt from Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Art for God's Sake
"The making of
art is an end in and of itself; it is an act of worship in and of itself; it is
an act of humility and joy at once; and, in the life of the believer, it is
accomplished as a gift back to the Creator who made us—art for God's sake
instead of art for art's sake, as it were." Bret Lott, novelist quoted from Christianity Today, March 2010.
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