Art Makes Things Better Michaela Kirby ! Art Makes Things Better ! In Ecclesiastes 1:9 it says, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again, there is nothing new under the sun.” King Solomon, the wisest man to have lived, was accurate in this seemingly simple statement. The people of this planet have experienced a myriad of obstacles, painful situations and difficult times. When thinking of these repeated plights people face everyday, the truth of this statement is quite evident. While it can be discouraging to know that others will suffer from what another has already felt, it can also be encouraging. What one has overcome, others may learn from. Sometimes, the best reason for one person to experience a difficult situation is so that they can help others through similar ones. ! Ecclesiastes is relevant in more ways than one. Humans have always used art as an effective mode of communication. Even before verbal and written language were popular modes through which they expressed what they were thinking and feeling, humans were drawing on caves and creating symbols for what they wanted to convey. Thus, it is quite reasonable to suggest that art should be utilized to accomplish the same goals today. ! Look back at the history of the world. Many of the images that come to mind are formed by the works of art. Eras of time have been divided and defined by the changes found and documented in all kinds of art. When speaking about his book, Art as Therapy, Alain de Botton describes the ways in which art has been used as propaganda for theological purposes (depicting Christian scenes, forming statues of gods, etc.). He then described how he thinks art should be used differently. Botton believes that a... ... middle of paper ... ...ividuals to help others find similar positive outcomes. Humans are not meant to be alone and thank goodness for it! The sooner they realize that they are here to help one another, and focus just that, the better. Works Cited Alain De Botton on Art as Therapy. Dir. Alain De Botton. Perf. Alain De Botton. The ! School of Life, 2013. YouTube. "American Art Therapy Association." American Art Therapy Association, 2013. Web. 25 ! Mar. 2014. "Art Therapy." Art Therapy. Artistic Association for Children, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. ! Malchiodi, Cathy, PhD. "What Is Art Therapy?" Cathy Malchiodi PhD. N.p., 2013. ! Web. 31 Mar. 2014. "Margaret Naumburg." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Mar. 2014. Web. 31 Mar. ! 2014. Tartakovsky, Margarita, M.A. "5 Quick Facts about Art Therapy | World of ! Psychology."Psych Central. Psych Central, 27 Mar. 2014. Web. 31 Mar. 2014.
History plays a very important role in the development of art and architecture. Over time people, events, and religion, have contributed to the evolution of art. Christianity has become a very common and well established religion, however, in the past it was hidden and a few people would worship this religion secretly. Gradually, Christianity became a growing religion and it attracted many converts from different social statuses. Christian art was highly influenced by the Greco-Romans, but it was immensely impacted by the establishment of the Edict of Milan in the year 313 AD. The Edict of Milan was so significant that scholars divide Christian art into two time periods, time before and after the Edict of Milan of 313.
After going through this amazing book of law called the Old Testament, I’m asking myself if the author can top this book with another. My honest and human answer would be not, but God’s best, was yet to come. This Old Testament contains a “to do” and “to be”, aware list, that can be effective for coming generations. However, this being said, I wonder if it was necessary, to go through all these steps and sacrifices, to finished what was started. Old Testament itself reveals in many passages that God has a lot more to offer. And yet again, my human brain questions the time and how He does it. Was it necessary to wait so long? Four hundred years of suspense and quietness like someone press the mute button, generations passed by and some may have heard, how God delivered this nation from Egypt captivity, others may not. The commandments and all the rules and regulations given to them by God, were to remind them that, obedience to God can set them free. God promised to Israel nation a Savior, He promised a Messiah that would restore a broken relationship with Him.
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2 And no be conformed to this world: but be ye transferred by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
These prophetic visions encourage the exiles actively engaging and enduring the long exile (587-538 BCE) until the end, and the eschatological transformation will surely come as YHWH promises “at that time.” Living in the divine hesed for the eschatological hope, Israel and Judah will have an opportunity to return ‘home’ and be reunited together with “the God of all families of Israel” in Zion, and both (reunited in one) possess God’s bountiful blessings.
We may therefore, concluded that artistic work are based on the ideals of the artist involved but what one want to read from them depends on that individual’s perception to the image and what he or she intends to see from those arts. Works Cited Berger. "1". New York: Penguin Group, 2008. Print Dobbin B. “Persuasive Argument Synthesis: “The Persuasions”.”
It is said that art is like a mirror to the soul, a way to see what
enough for it to be classed as art? To understand this we have to look
It’s amazing how everything is repeating itself. The same events that took place in the bible may very well be taking place in today’s
...ot forgotten. This helps me understand the conflict of Jews in the middle East today. We are all different and we all have traditional backgrounds with special believes. We have too much indifferences in the world, to the others, it is far from being possible to have one religion or to compare religions, because there are too many of them, that is what the fight is about in the middle east, one religion thinks it's better then the others. This is my great disappointment. We have not changed from the past, we have not learned from our mistakes. We still go on by killing our fellow humans, just the ways of killing has changed from fifty years ago. Is the world going to change in the future? Is there such a thing, "Learning from the past and do not make the same mistakes our elders made."? Believing in God is one good thing we have learned from our elders. Appropriate
“The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God stands forever” Isaiah 40.8
Surveying the Old Testament reveals the theme of God’s faithfulness to his people. In light of this understanding, the restoration of the Israelites prophesized in the Old Testament is essentially the fulfillment of every covenant with God. This perspective relates to the work of Christ and encourages any follower of God to trust in his faithfulness.
Clifford, Richard J., A Commentary by… Proverbs, The Old Testament Library. Editorial Advisory Board; James L. Mays, Carol A. Newsom, David I. Petersen. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, 1999.
One of the disadvantages of art therapy is that the therapist is more vulnerable to misinterpretation in terms of the objective understanding of content. Care must be taken not to make rapid interpretations on the specific piece of art which might prevent or even deny the client the satisfaction of discovering and finding out for herself (Case and Dalley, p. 65). This is because art therapy involves a lot of interpretation, it is understandable that critics about this technique are similar to that of psychotherapy. The client’s images can come across as many things with contrasting ideas, but only the individual themself can explain it. The therapist is urged not to point out obvious red signals, instead they should allow the client to come up with their own interpretations. Their own interpretations alone are something to make note of as it may shed some light on the client's thought process about the
List a minimum of four scriptures within the book of Proverbs that support the thread. Please