RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB, Curator

"The Garden" (2014) by Deana Lawson

For artists, the "garden" symbolizes both paradise lost and paradise restored (Michelangelo, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Barnaby Furnas, Lionel Estève, etc.). It represents both a problem and a solution. A "paradise lost" of today is the decline of arts education in our schools; and a paradise restored is an increase of arts access from 17% to 100%. It's a restoration begun this week in Indianapolis, and that's why "The Garden" (above) by Deana Lawson is our NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Corey Drieth's "Immanence" inspired by Zen Buddhism [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Photographer Markus Brunetti's sacred spaces [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: "Gates of the Lord" at the Art Institute of Chicago [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Sandow Birk's "American Qur'an" available by pre-order [More News]
• Jewish Art of Week: Yair Emanuel's ceramic "Pomegranate" for the holidays [More News]

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