Beauty Will Redeem the World: My Favorite Scene from TV This Year
Beauty is its own argument, for as much as we ignore or deny or question its power, we melt in its presence. Human hearts may be nearly impossible to change; but beauty changes them. Beauty pierces us. Beauty reorients our values and purposes. It can drive us and inspire us. Beauty, weak as it may seem, has the power to do what almost nothing else can.
Six Practical Ways to See Beauty in Art
All real artists are putting everything they have into their art. They’re not spending hours crafting their perfect painting or song or book without great thought and intentionality. They’re not doing this because they have nothing better to do with their time. They’re doing this because there’s something profound they’re trying to figure out how to communicate. And if that’s the case, maybe we should listen.