There's lots of talk these days -- good talk -- about convergences of faith and art. Books are Being published, conferences held and academic programs initiated on the phenomenon. Theologians quote novelists, poets write theology, filmmakers unabashedly express faith. We have the sense that no small portion of such convergence can somehow be attributed to the influence of Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion. It's a classy publication featuring articles and stories and reviews by and about literary and visual artists for whom faith is the mainspring of inspiration, or the Jacob's angel with... View More...
In the second edition of Sacred Passion, biographer Gregory Wolfe chronicles the artistic career of William Schickel (1919-2009) in the years since the original 1998 publication of this book by the University of Notre Dame Press. There are two new chapters, one on Schickel's recent contributions to the built environment in several communities, and the other on his recent paintings. There are 70 new color images, in addition to the 189 from the first edition, many of which have been replaced or enhanced.William Schickel was born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1919 and raised in Ithaca, New York. H... View More...
Taking vigorous issue with the pervasive Western notion that the arts exist essentially for the purpose of aesthetic contemplation, Nicholas Wolterstorff proposes instead what he sees as an authentically Christian perspective: that art has a legitimate, even necessary, place in everyday life. While granting that galleries, theaters and concert halls serve a valid purpose, Wolterstorff argues that art should also be appreciated in action -- in private homes, in hotel lobbies, in factories and grocery stores, on main street. His conviction that art should be multifunction is basic to the author... View More...
Nearly everyone finds beauty compelling, so Christian apologists should devise ways to present an ""aesthetic Christian apologetic."" Nearly all apologists admit that the beauty of a life well lived and the beauty of the Christian community (along with the use of media and the arts) are not only helpful for apologetics but essential in a postmodern culture. In fact, it is frustrating to see how many apologists mention the need for such an approach but go on devoting most of their energies to traditional approaches. This book is different. It clearly shows the pros and cons of traditional appro... View More...
Readers may experiment with the rich range of drawing techniques presented in this thorough sourcebook for mediums including graphite pencil, colored pencils, pen and ink, and pastels. View More...
Gallery Exhibition publication, 15-page staplebound book, each page showing full-color reproductions of the artist's work. Signed by Forte, dated 1991, on tissue guard preceding text. View More...
In Italy, German, and English. Moderate wear, binding solid with some minor separations between page signatures, text & plates clean & bright. View More...
Aesthetics has typically been regarded as an arena where claims about truth cannot be made as questions about art seem to involve more matters of taste than knowledge. In Real Beauty, however, Eddy Zemach maintains that beauty, ugliness, gracefulness, gaudiness, and similar aesthetic properties are real features of public things and argues that whether these features are present is a matter of fact that can be empirically investigated.By examining the opposing nonrealistic views of Subjectivism, Noncognitivism, and Relativism, Zemach attempts to show how antirealistic interpretations of art ge... View More...
