update: On Beauty | Lecture & Art Exhibit

by Kirk | ART, BLOG, EVENT

event update: We were excited to participate this past Friday night in a combination art show and lecture on the topic of Beauty at Kirk’s childhood church, Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Newark, Delaware. About 80 people came to the event where six local...

On Beauty | Lecture & Art Exhibit

by Kirk | BLOG, EVENT

upcoming event! A subject that has been discussed for millennia, “Beauty” is still important today…maybe more so. But WHAT is it? Why is it important? And how is it related to the Art community and the non-artist community? Is it mere “window dressing”—confined to...

The Place of Beauty: A historical and theological observation – part 4

by Kirk | BLOG, CHURCH

Thomas Aquinas So what is beauty? A good source for characteristics of beauty is Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica. Several key advocates of the arts in the Church have referenced Aquinas as a guide to thinking about beauty.[1] In the Summa Aquinas writes: Beauty...

The Place of Beauty: A historical and theological observation – part 3

by Kirk | ART, BLOG, Theology

Head of Christ by George Rouault (1939) What is significant about the art world’s rediscovery of and the church’s growing interest in Beauty? First, I think it is indicative of human nature. As human beings we long to experience good – particularly beautiful—things in...

The Place of Beauty: A historical and theological observation – part 2

by Kirk | ART, BLOG, Theology

“Regarding Beauty” conference cover As a result of this self diagnosed lack of beauty, the art world began to hold conferences and seminars that addressed the topic (SEE Fuglie). Others, including Danto, wrote of the subject of beauty. However, there...