Art Is for Seeing Evil
There’s a good deal of complaint about how flat contemporary art feels. Whether the problem is the failure of artists to create great art, or the failure of audiences and journalists to recognize (or seek out) great art, or some combination, I don’t know. Whether the key culprit is that art is too shallow and decorative or that it is too... See more
Ben Davis • Unlocking the Secrets of Art That Gives You Chills | Artnet News
Would a return to art’s ancient, primal function of elucidating religion signal its death? Or is our culture beginning to see the wisdom of a narrative that includes reconciliation, restoration and redemption?
Karen Covell • Create: Transforming Stories of Art, Life & Faith: 21 Essays by Leading Artists
this work is fraught with mistakes and errors. It's also a reminder that painting, and all art, is a lie.
There’s a reason the first letters of the word ‘artificial’ are ‘art’. Human beings crave deception—we need to see each other’s narratives. We make art so that we have an excuse to stare at each other.
Peering into someone else’s heart grants us
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