The Times has had an interesting Holy Week series on Christianity and the Arts. Rachel Campbell-Johnston wrote about contemporary art and Christianity noting that:
"the irreverent subversion of religion ... [by] our home-grown Brit-pack ... does not mean that religion and art are growing apart. Rather, it could almost be taken as a mark of respect. The principle that these subversive artists work upon is simple: the bigger the tree that you fell the more striking will be the crash when it falls."
The edition on Music and Easter featured an interview with James MacMillan. Crucifixion and Resurrection are MacMillan said, “the most important days in human history": “The Passion is about why God wanted to interrupt human history and let Himself be known through His Son ... As a believing artist you revisit the implications of those days constantly." As a result, his music is “very much shaped” by his world view and Catholic faith.
In looking for these links I also came across Indian Artist Paul B:
"Self-taught, for Paul B, painting has always been instinctual, an intuitive manifestation of his essence, efficaciously mirroring his soul, breathing life into the wondrous reflections of his unfettered spirit. Paul B has an insatiable zest for new experiences and hence his inspiration is manifold, drawing from an eclectic palette that transcends cultures and beliefs, the traditional and the contemporary - notably nature, classical Indian & Russian icons and Christian art."
Born to a family with a long line of Protestant priests and educated in the very Catholic Don Bosco school, Mumbai, Paul’s influences are deeply religious but, despite this, the emergence of Christian icongraphy in his art was initially a surprise:
“For me, given my background and education, I didn’t realise how much I was bombarded with Christian iconography until it began to emerge in my art. But it was after a lot of soul searching, questioning norms – why was it a priest had the power to tell a congregation what to do and not to do for instance – that I’ve found a spirituality that works for me – it’s called humanity.”
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Aretha Franklin- Walk In The Light.
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