Art as the expression of a transcendent ideal is always the best art, an attempt to capture something divine in the world of matter is the most human of all endeavours. We long to be reunited with God and attempt to do so through our works. To create is to engage in secondary creation, God engages in primary creation, to paraphrase Tolki…
Art as the expression of a transcendent ideal is always the best art, an attempt to capture something divine in the world of matter is the most human of all endeavours. We long to be reunited with God and attempt to do so through our works. To create is to engage in secondary creation, God engages in primary creation, to paraphrase Tolkien, we assist God with our efforts, so let them be the best efforts that we can muster.
Art as the expression of a transcendent ideal is always the best art, an attempt to capture something divine in the world of matter is the most human of all endeavours. We long to be reunited with God and attempt to do so through our works. To create is to engage in secondary creation, God engages in primary creation, to paraphrase Tolkien, we assist God with our efforts, so let them be the best efforts that we can muster.