tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571900212037325068.post2609988844033763043..comments2022-03-24T12:27:10.138-07:00Comments on The Gleaner from Bagshot Row: The Church Needs BeautyEmily Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18377649921840754900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571900212037325068.post-89835700568128026802011-06-08T18:36:42.660-07:002011-06-08T18:36:42.660-07:00I agree that "darkness" is a very vague ...I agree that "darkness" is a very vague term. I don't think he's talking about darkness in the same way that "darkness" is depicted in a crucifix. He's talking about vulgar, irreverent depictions - if you read in the original article the section from the Frenchman he gives a few very specific examples of bad religious art from the avant garde. (Here's the original article : http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2011/06/coalition-for-beauty.html .) Depictions like this in art are, first of all, blasphemous and are contrary to the vocation of the artist: to be a channel of gifts one does not own and can never fully understand, but whose "yes" makes the presence of Christ among us possible."Emily Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377649921840754900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571900212037325068.post-42232871938657171552011-06-08T09:55:28.733-07:002011-06-08T09:55:28.733-07:00I like parts of this, but some parts linger on a t...I like parts of this, but some parts linger on a touchy topic, at least for me. The whole "darkness depicted in art" thing... Maybe I just can't read (which is HIGHLY possible) but was he saying that it was bad- that it shouldn't be at all? I mean, if that's what he's saying, than I do take issue. What is a crucifix but the most beautiful in the most dark? Granted, the cross triumphed over evil, but sometimes I think people get a bit too skiddish about darkness in art. Yes, I realize saying "darkness" in art is vague, but I only say that because I have yet to discover definite guide lines on the subject. I'd yet to find where it is said authoritatively that THIS is good/beautiful/permissible. and THIS is bad/not beautiful/not permissible. I am fascinated but the whole beauty/truth/goodness/the world needs beauty discussion. One of my favorite topics, but sometimes, again, I think somethings are taken too far. <br /> And who knows, maybe I totally misunderstood the article.... :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266302237350470265noreply@blogger.com