Servant of the glory...

An Eastern Orthodox theologian, Timothy Kallistos Ware, writes that "an abstract composition by Kandinsky or Van Gogh's landscape of the cornfield with birds...is a real instance of divine transfiguration, in which we see matter rendered spiritual and entering into the 'glorious liberty of the children of God.' This remains true, even when the artist does not personally believe in God. Provided he is an artist of integrity, he is a genuine servant of the glory which he does not recognize, and unknown to himself there is 'something divine' about his work. We rest confident that at the last judgement the angels will produce his work of art as testimony on his behalf." Madeleine L'Engle Walking on Water - Reflections on Faith & Art