Arts Roundup: Elizabeth Taylor’s Living Room and the Nazis
May 21st, 2007 by Menachem Wecker
Are there any good modern artists who tackle biblical themes extinct? Think Christian wonders, citing Christianity Today’s slideshow and Images on Christ Project. A comment mentions Makoto Fujimura, founder of IAM.
[Think Christian]
“We have made our worldview the point of our art, instead of making art as such. Or, if you like, we have set our worldview above our art, instead of inside it,” writes Aaron Telian, “Too often our art - like our evangelism - is full of ’strings.’”
[Sojourner’s Song]
Ahmed Moustafa, “one of the most influential artists that contributed Arabic calligraphy of the Quran into beautiful Masterpieces,” with pictures.
[Fann 3 Arabi]
“This affirms my great belief in the American judicial process; I am very grateful,” says Elizabeth Taylor, who gets to keep a van Gogh painting (pictured) looted by the Nazis, because the Orkin family sued too late for the works. “It’s wonderful to have Monsieur Vincent van Gogh in my living room.” The painting passed through two Jewish dealers before arriving at Taylor’s living room.
[IOL]
omar Says
thanks for the link! :D
May 21st, 2007 at 8:32 am