Introduction We frequently make judgements about what is ‘good art’. However, there are no clear-cut criteria for making this distinction. This evaluation is often linked with identifying differences between fine …
The Minakshi Temple in Madurai: The large embellished towers and the water tanks are typical features of Hindu temples in South India. (My photograph) Introduction In this post I will …
This is a follow up to my post on Art, Spiritualism and Theosophy. As I indicated in this earlier post, spirituality must not be confused with Spiritualism. Spiritualism suggests that …
The Hindu deity Viṣṇu reclining on the cosmic serpent Śeṣa, with his consort Lakṣmī. Brahma, the deity associated with creation, is revealed sitting on a lotus that emerges from Viṣṇu’s …
In part this post was motivated by my recent visit to the exhibition of paintings by Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) and Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) at Tate Modern. Both af Klint …
In my last post I briefly discussed the ways that the sacred has been represented. In this post I want to continue this discussion, and in particular explore how metaphysical …
Michelangelo: The Creation of Adam As I indicated in an earlier post iconoclasm suggests that the sacred can never be visually represented, and any visual depiction of the sacred is …
In this post I will be looking at two opposing views about the relationship between art and religion – people who believe that images are an inimical to the religious …
In this post I will start to address the question of what makes a work of art religious. Is it possible to clearly distinguish religious art from secular art? I …
This is the introduction to the posts that will follow about religion and the arts. In this introductory post I explore the question ‘what is art?’. Philosophers of art have …
