“Art…is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings,and is indispensible for the life and progress towards the well being of individualsand of humanity.”
– LEO TOLSTOY, What is Art?
– LEO TOLSTOY, What is Art?
Sunday, 2 August 2009
A young rival of Michelangelo, the renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520), learned from that master but also sought to mischievously out do him. In his work, “The School of Athens” for the Vatican, he depicts the Greek philosophers, but paints the cynical Heraclitus as Michelangelo. Raphael also paints himself into the work looking on at Heraclitus with a smirk.
Noted works: The School of Athens (1511) and Sistine Madonna (1514)
Noted works: The School of Athens (1511) and Sistine Madonna (1514)
The Pre-Raphaelites dominated English art from 1848-1854. With an eye for heroism and romance, much of their work was in recreating scenes from the Bible. While professed advocates of morality however they often caved into their own lusts for others wives. Prominent among this brotherhood of adulterers are Edward Burne-Jones and John Everett Millais.
Friday, 17 April 2009
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB
INDIANA---First Congregational Church bills itself as a progressive, inclusive, spiritually alive servant community. I was invited to attend for the Good Friday, a stoic and somber experience for any church, and this was true for First Congregational Church as well. They are part of the United Church of Christ family of churches. However in general, they offer two distinct opportunities for worship. First, their "New Creation" worship which is varied and nontraditional with drama, contemporary music and dance. “You never know what will happen this week,” said one worshipper. The second at 11am is their Traditional worship which offers "challenging and thoughtful preaching" along with traditional music. The structure is a huge beautiful New England style sanctuary, and starkly unadorned in terms of artistry or scultptural works, but it does sit on a nice parkland campus, and even as a Baptist art-evangelist, I felt very welcomed.
By TAHLIB
INDIANA---First Congregational Church bills itself as a progressive, inclusive, spiritually alive servant community. I was invited to attend for the Good Friday, a stoic and somber experience for any church, and this was true for First Congregational Church as well. They are part of the United Church of Christ family of churches. However in general, they offer two distinct opportunities for worship. First, their "New Creation" worship which is varied and nontraditional with drama, contemporary music and dance. “You never know what will happen this week,” said one worshipper. The second at 11am is their Traditional worship which offers "challenging and thoughtful preaching" along with traditional music. The structure is a huge beautiful New England style sanctuary, and starkly unadorned in terms of artistry or scultptural works, but it does sit on a nice parkland campus, and even as a Baptist art-evangelist, I felt very welcomed.
Sunday, 12 April 2009
GOD'S ART MUSEUMS
By TAHLIB
"Robo-priest" delivered the Easter homily in French today at Saint Vincent de Paul Church. I nicknamed him that because of his robot-like efficiency during weekday noon masses, but today he was different. Backed by an all Haitian choir, he was on fire before the packed congregation of pasty Parisian-born New Yorkers dressed in white. It was a beautful yet broken experience for me. Monday - Friday, this is my home church but on this Easter Sunday, I was an alien. Yesterday, at MOMA I saw Martin Kippenberger's retrospective, and his crucified frog is my image for Easter 2009. Everyday in NYC, wonder surrounds me but I remain an alien.
As a Christian, this holyweek is the most special week of my year:
While the facade is elegantly preserved, it is the opulent interior of the 1869 structure, as refined in 1939 by architect Anthony H. Depace that most takes your breath away. There are grandiose marble columns, intricate mosaics, murals and colorful stained glass which effectively combine to produce a kind of super spiritual atmosphere found in the greatest of Christian churches. St. Vincent de Paul is a masterpiece but one that is in a state of decay, and needs a resurrection for the modern day.
By TAHLIB
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| "Feet First" (1990) by Martin Kippenberger at MoMA |
As a Christian, this holyweek is the most special week of my year:
- Good Friday: "Crucified Frog" by Martin Kippenberg [link]
- Easter 2009: St. Vincent de Paul, Chelsea, NYC [link]
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| Facade of Church |
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| Interior of the church |
Friday, 10 April 2009
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB
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| "Feet First" (1990) by Martin Kippenberger at MoMA |
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