This Doesn't Belong in the Church

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Everyone knows that #beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that true #art is defined by self-expression rather than the communication of beauty. But the problem with that view is that every single thing a person does, is a revelation of themselves (ie. self-expression).

If art is about self-expression, then everything is art… and also, nothing is art. And it’s worth asking, how did we get to a point in which art has become so devalued in the minds of those professing to be its stewards and curators?
And the answer is, because art and culture are downstream from philosophy and creed.

So what are the underlying philosophies that dominate the contemporary artistic world? They are #modernism and #postmodernism. Both of which fundamentally reject and deny any notion of the objective beauty.

Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com

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