This really upset me. They have decided recently to “restore” Chartres Cathedral. However, what this means is that they have been removing the grime from the last 8 centuries, but also painting over the stones and guilding the bosses and the capitals of the columns have been painted a brilliant white (this is not Gothic as we […]
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The Destruction of Chartres Cathedral
18
May 2012
Category: Art, beauty, Catholics, Chartres, It Is What It Is
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How Does Art Reflect Culture?
16
Apr 2012
Does Art Reflect Culture? How is art reflective? Primarily this article explores how 20th century art reflected the culture around it and discusses contemporary examples of how any made thing reflects the culture around it. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- From time to time I have heard the expression that “art reflects the culture around it”. I was curious about what that […]
I often think of the act of creating great art as a balancing of universal and particular elements within a work. The artist must walk a tightrope, to borrow an idea from Juliette Aristides; his balancing act is between two extremes, but in order to keep his balance he must distribute his weight into both […]
Category: Art, beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare
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