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The Living Force
I've found a greater appreciation for art and art history in recent years. How ideas are conveyed through use of colour, shapes and symbols makes the whole act of viewing great art tremendously interesting. How one sees, as well as what is being seen, becomes a symbiotic act.
Andrew Graham Dixon is a very decent historian, who has made numerous art documentaries for the BBC. Yeah I know their politics suck, but art/music/culture wise, they're still pretty good, especially when Dixon is involved in the work.
I've found a lecture by Dixon here, and among the interested listeners is Roger Scruton, noted philospher and classical conservative. I've no doubt this lecture was right up his street. The lecture is a wee look at the spiritual in art, pretty interesting. The part about making places of worship a visual text for the uninitiated is particularly good.
Andrew Graham Dixon is a very decent historian, who has made numerous art documentaries for the BBC. Yeah I know their politics suck, but art/music/culture wise, they're still pretty good, especially when Dixon is involved in the work.
I've found a lecture by Dixon here, and among the interested listeners is Roger Scruton, noted philospher and classical conservative. I've no doubt this lecture was right up his street. The lecture is a wee look at the spiritual in art, pretty interesting. The part about making places of worship a visual text for the uninitiated is particularly good.