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The Wound and The Coyote: Joseph Beuys’ Spiritual Vision
Posted on 19/07/2010 | No CommentsIf you come in a space with a big flame of fire you will get burnt, and you cannot say: ‘This is the symbol of a flame’, because you will die of the heat of this flame. So is Christ... -
All that Jazz
Posted on 14/07/2010 | No Comments“I never like jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his... -
The Worldview Behind the Work of Art: Five Cautionary Statements
Posted on 12/07/2010 | No CommentsAnalysing a work of art by constructing a worldview that supposedly shapes the work of art or is embodied by the work of art is currently a fashionable trend in Christian engagement with the arts. While I think this is... -
Abuse of Cakes
Posted on 09/07/2010 | No CommentsTake a good look–the precariously balanced pile of objects in this photo is actually a cake. In recent years, whether in trendy bakeries or televised competitions like the Food Network Challenge, bakers have been developing increasingly elaborate cakes. Now anyone... -
Deadly Theatre and a Plea for Creativity
Posted on 30/06/2010 | No CommentsImagine yourself sitting in a theatre waiting for a play to begin. The lights dim, the curtain is pulled, and the first actors emerge on stage and start to deliver their lines. The first thing you notice is that although... -
Cooking in Community
Posted on 18/06/2010 | No CommentsArtists are often perceived as isolated or alienated, and this can have a grain of truth. If an artist is crafting a work by himself, and is working in an art form that is unpopular with the general public of... -
Learning to Be Critics with Our Hands and Feet
Posted on 16/06/2010 | No CommentsWhen it comes to criticism and interpretation of art and culture, of the writing of books, journal articles, blog posts and facebook notes there is no end. And of course, not all of this criticism and interpretation is insightful or...
