‘God is the Best Artist’ Takes off on Social Media
THE WASHINGTON POST
By Menachem Wecker
The notion of God as an artist is hardly new. In the Middle Ages, the concept of a divine artist, or architect, was often invoked. The biblical artists Bezalel and Oholiab are described as being “full of the spirit of God.” In Catholic art, angels often guide St. Luke’s hand when he draws the Virgin. But when Twitter and Pinterest users take to their smartphones to snap pictures of sunrises and sunsets and attribute those “masterpieces” to God, they are exhibiting a new sort of adoration. Even Carrie Underwood is getting in the act. “The good Lord sure is a great artist!” the country singer tweeted with an Instagram photo of a snowcapped mountain. The post generated more than 50,000 Instagram likes, more than 1,000 Twitter likes, and more than 600 retweets. [link]
By Menachem Wecker
The notion of God as an artist is hardly new. In the Middle Ages, the concept of a divine artist, or architect, was often invoked. The biblical artists Bezalel and Oholiab are described as being “full of the spirit of God.” In Catholic art, angels often guide St. Luke’s hand when he draws the Virgin. But when Twitter and Pinterest users take to their smartphones to snap pictures of sunrises and sunsets and attribute those “masterpieces” to God, they are exhibiting a new sort of adoration. Even Carrie Underwood is getting in the act. “The good Lord sure is a great artist!” the country singer tweeted with an Instagram photo of a snowcapped mountain. The post generated more than 50,000 Instagram likes, more than 1,000 Twitter likes, and more than 600 retweets. [link]
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