To wrap up this week, I'm asking a good friend to write today's post. Debbie is a fantastic artist in the fields of painting, drawing sculpting, and personalitying. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband Andy. The picture makes here look a little diva, but really she's usually a lot more dramatic than that.
I am an artist but I’m also a Christian. This really shouldn’t be that complicated. God was the first great artist. He created the universe, humans, nature, EVERYTHING, and He did it all with massive attention to detail and profound skill. Think about that long enough and your work as an artist will look utterly pathetic.
So what’s all this fuss about art and “Christian” art? Why are Christians who are also artists in constant battle with themselves and the “church”? When did we get so divided?
Honestly, art is art. There isn’t “Christian” art, secular art, or religiously indifferent art. I’m not going to label my work as “Christian” because I feel it’s a hindrance. God didn’t create secular flowers for the atheists and “Christian” flowers for the religious people to look at. He created flowers for everyone.
As an artist, that’s what I’m here to do. I want to create work that speaks to a large demographic of people from every background, culture, and religion. My goal is to make work that shows skill and speaks about something. I want you to look at my work and not see the answer right at first, but instead search. To appreciate it for its beauty but then stumble headfirst into something deeper.
And to be honest, that’s my goal as a Christian; to let my life be intertwined with people from every background, culture, and religion. I want you to look at my life and see there is something going on. I want you to see something that makes you search, for the truth, for life, for something so deep and beautiful that your soul will sing.
I want you to find Christ.
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