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Todd Jordan

14 years ago

Art exists without religion, but religiousness is an art all its self. 🙂

Susi B

14 years ago

of course not! 🙂

CT Moore

14 years ago

What’s that thing about graven images, again?

JohnO

14 years ago

I think it can, the Protestant reformation did a good job of producing no art, and destroying art in an effort to be rid of idols. So, yes.

Anne Johnson

14 years ago

Great Title !
People have not yet evolved to live without religion. otoh, the more evolved, the more art.

dave mcclure

14 years ago

no, it can’t.
religion needs something to rail against, and vice versa… thus, they both need each other.
(sort of like the way Jon Stewart needs Bill O’Reilly, and vice versa)

Matches Malone

14 years ago

Survey Question? Answer: It depends….
As a commentary on society, well….
You might go from zero to suck pretty quickly if the two didn’t have each other to compete with.

CT Moore

14 years ago

@ mcclure, yeah, you’re right. graven images become a rallying point for the faithful.
@JohnO, even the Protestants needed a crucifix.

Liviu

14 years ago

…but can art exist without religion?

David Terei

14 years ago

As often it does, it comes down to definitions. I would say no or maybe more that the question is invalid, i have a quite broad definition of art and most of religion is included in it.

David Terei

14 years ago

As often it does, it comes down to definitions. I would say no or maybe more that the question is invalid, i have a quite broad definition of art and most of religion is included in it.

borthers

14 years ago

Both man-made concepts originating from human imagination so similar in that regard; less people die for “art” though.

Adam Singer

14 years ago

Yes – one is beautiful (art) and one is a concept that is throw-back to a pre-science civilization (religion). As an artist I really think you do art a disservice with this one Hugh – the two have nothing to do with each other.

Andy O

14 years ago

It may not rely on the picture art of icons, but the hymns and songs that are central to most protestant “liturgy” are art as well. There is a certain art to protestant (and catholic) prayer too, I’d dare say.
There can e no religion without art, because art is how those who seek to experience or express the divine do so.

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