tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post3433016631168590824..comments2024-03-27T23:28:07.513-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Some thoughts on the artsBike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-4109670962569685052008-07-27T19:20:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:20:00.000-07:00Yeah, David had a bit of a scandal! He had a gold ...Yeah, David had a bit of a scandal! He had a gold fig leaf for years and years.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122162947646462967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-52236706057290587052008-07-25T19:11:00.000-07:002008-07-25T19:11:00.000-07:00I don't know that I can say the same about the sta...<B>I don't know that I can say the same about the statues of the saints in general.<BR/></B><BR/><BR/>you'd have to understand the practice and doctrine of saint veneration.<BR/><BR/>but remember: the chrubum(angels) were creations as well as any saint.<BR/>usually, there isnt that much in the way of saint statues in a church. mary, maybe joseph, and the angel michael.<BR/>in some cultures, you will find their patron saint in a position of honor, as well.<BR/>but none of these are above the altar. these are generally peripheral images, or off to the back wall, or in the narthex.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-74981578656328948632008-07-25T12:10:00.000-07:002008-07-25T12:10:00.000-07:00Mark, both feature nude, beardless men with foresk...Mark, both feature nude, beardless men with foreskins. Nice Jewish boy back from the pastures, or Greek boy-lover of the artist? Fits the Greek model better than the Hebrew, I'm afraid.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-1046788171253771112008-07-25T11:54:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:54:00.000-07:00Good points.Now what's this about the statue of "D...Good points.<BR/><BR/>Now what's this about the statue of "David?" Wikipedia doesn't have even a hint of scandal...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349169580520258486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-15649043145021826602008-07-25T07:18:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:18:00.000-07:00Gino, quite right--I remember noting to my (fundam...Gino, quite right--I remember noting to my (fundamental) pastor that I was uneasy because the church I now attend was "too nice." He graciously pointed out that one of the big reason "fundies" like me often worship in ugly buildings is that we were kicked out of the nice buildings as the liberal-fundamental split occurred.<BR/><BR/>The big problem I have with Catholic art is that (let's go back to the Temple again) I'm not exactly sure that it presents the same kind of picture that the Temple adornments did. That is, the cherubim are worthy of honor in the Holy of Holies (and were only seen by the priests, for what it's worth). I don't know that I can say the same about the statues of the saints in general.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-92163337049521769312008-07-24T19:44:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:44:00.000-07:00I was at a 18th century meeting hall up in New Jer...I was at a 18th century meeting hall up in New Jersey recently. It had no decoration, but the architecture was beautiful and the woodwork all carefully tended to. Beauty can exist in different forms- ornate or simple. But I certainly do not see beauty in a building made of the cheapest materials possible- industrial carpet, theatre seating, linoleum. If I wonder whether I am in a school, office building, or a church, I think we can do better than that. <BR/><BR/>The catholics know a thing or two about beauty. I think there is a lot we can learn from them.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122162947646462967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-89197891024342899192008-07-24T16:14:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:14:00.000-07:00that sounds almost catholic.although,we have a wid...that sounds almost catholic.<BR/><BR/>although,we have a wide range of styles within the faith.<BR/>there is the ornate and gilded, designed to express the glory of God, and show glory TO Him as well.<BR/><BR/>then, my preference, is the rather simple and austere chapels you would find in a monastery setting that says: with God present, you need no distractions.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.com