This is an awesome series. Listening to this video and the subject of content, it makes me think about the modern Praise and Worship industry. Like the Christian student who wanted to make Christian art, the music produced to day is very formulaic and creatively uninspired. I long for the days when musicians took chances with their art and didn’t created “jingles” that become fads. Music is a high art form and one that is, for the most part with a few exceptions, ignored. The church needs to inspire creativity and inspiration, not corporate sameness.
Wow, this is amazing. So content is "something to be explored", really. This makes me want to go back and listen to more U2 songs. I feel like they fall into a similar category, where it's difficult to know exactly what's being talked about many times.
I wonder what this gentleman would say about Dante's Divine Comedy. That work, it seems to me, is explicit in its intention of exploring the afterlife in detail from a Christian perspective.
WELL, first of all - if the image of Cross is so superficial, why you painted it yourself? I don't find it supervicial, it depends on HOW you present it and depends on your skills as an artist. Why I appreciate you bring up this important subject, you described NON-superficial art in very general terms, why don't you bring up some clear examples? otherwise, it is just blah-blah-blah and no meaningful content
I hate most christian art. I am a fan of john coltrane, and consider his work a message from god, and in a sense "christian" art, but alot of contemporary christian rock breaks a fundamental rule in all art.... show me don't tell me. Some musicians I consider to communicate the message of God are John Coltrane, Jose Gonzalez, the band Low, the band Iron and Wine, even Neutral Milk Hotel. Then of course the classical... Bach, Franz Bieber, Hildegard von Bingen...
I love this series but most of what he's saying is modernist jargon. This doesn't hold water for the vazt majority of art history. Don't misunderstand, their are some nuggets of truth but all art throughout isn't history is as much about commodity. This in it's contemporary context means selling out which is a red herring. It usually starts with many of the talking points this guy is making.
This is an awesome series. Listening to this video and the subject of content, it makes me think about the modern Praise and Worship industry. Like the Christian student who wanted to make Christian art, the music produced to day is very formulaic and creatively uninspired. I long for the days when musicians took chances with their art and didn’t created “jingles” that become fads. Music is a high art form and one that is, for the most part with a few exceptions, ignored. The church needs to inspire creativity and inspiration, not corporate sameness.
I agree
Wow, this is amazing. So content is "something to be explored", really. This makes me want to go back and listen to more U2 songs. I feel like they fall into a similar category, where it's difficult to know exactly what's being talked about many times.
God bless you, He loves you
I wonder what this gentleman would say about Dante's Divine Comedy. That work, it seems to me, is explicit in its intention of exploring the afterlife in detail from a Christian perspective.
Genius
WELL, first of all - if the image of Cross is so superficial, why you painted it yourself? I don't find it supervicial, it depends on HOW you present it and depends on your skills as an artist. Why I appreciate you bring up this important subject, you described NON-superficial art in very general terms, why don't you bring up some clear examples? otherwise, it is just blah-blah-blah and no meaningful content
just be an artist! whatever looks good, is good. no christian crap involved.
I hate most christian art. I am a fan of john coltrane, and consider his work a message from god, and in a sense "christian" art, but alot of contemporary christian rock breaks a fundamental rule in all art.... show me don't tell me.
Some musicians I consider to communicate the message of God are John Coltrane, Jose Gonzalez, the band Low, the band Iron and Wine, even Neutral Milk Hotel.
Then of course the classical... Bach, Franz Bieber, Hildegard von Bingen...
I love this series but most of what he's saying is modernist jargon. This doesn't hold water for the vazt majority of art history. Don't misunderstand, their are some nuggets of truth but all art throughout isn't history is as much about commodity. This in it's contemporary context means selling out which is a red herring. It usually starts with many of the talking points this guy is making.