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Should beauty have a price tag (and if so, how much)?
Posted on 28/08/2010 | No CommentsThere’s a short article in the New York Times today that discusses the monetary value of original artworks. The authors are responding to the rather recent, and seemingly scandalous, trend of paying millions of dollars for original pieces of art... -
Avatars, Profile Pics, and the Visual Representation of Self-image
Posted on 17/08/2010 | No CommentsWhat does your profile picture say about you? What about your avatar? A little while ago Ben Myers shared some thoughts towards the development of a Theology of the Avatar in a post titled Once more on the self in... -
Transposition and Defining or Criticizing Art
Posted on 13/08/2010 | No CommentsAs students studying theology and art we frequently try to analyze not just particular works, but also to come to a more precise understanding of the concepts with which we work. It can be annoyingly difficult to define what either... -
‘Looking to the Future: A Hopeful Subversion’ by Jeremy Begbie
Posted on 09/08/2010 | No CommentsReview of chapter 8 of For the Beauty of the Church, Edited by David O. Taylor. This is the final post in our series of reviews. The final essay in this remarkable collection turns our gazes toward the future and toward... -
“The Dangers: What are the Dangers of Artmaking in the Church?” by W. David O. Taylor
Posted on 07/08/2010 | No CommentsIt is important to remember that there are always pros and cons to everything, and this is no less true in regard to artistic practice in the church. Art can always be misused and misunderstood. In chapter seven of The... -
‘The Practitioner: Nurturing Artists in the Local Church’ by Joshua Banner
Posted on 06/08/2010 | No CommentsReview of chapter 6 of For the Beauty of the Church, Edited by David O. Taylor. Transpositions is hosting reviews of each chapter of this book between Aug 2 and Aug 9, 2010. One of two contributions to the book... -
‘The Artist: What Exactly Is an Artist, and How Do We Shepherd Them?’ by Barbara Nicolosi.
Posted on 06/08/2010 | No CommentsIn chapter 5 of For the Beauty of the Church, Barbara Nicolosi seeks to offer a look inside the mind of the artist, their concerns and troubles and to help the rest of us to identify the artists among us....
