Decorative Art as Useful Art-part 1
Protestant Churches are famous for being overly plain in their
inside and outside decoration and architecture.
The protestant churches of the reformation (and after the time of the
reformation) removed statues, icons etc. because these Christians feared that
worshipers would worship the “creature” rather than the Creator. However, many Protestant churches have used
this belief to avoid the expense of making God’s House a beautiful place to
worship. I believe that protestants have
misunderstood Acts 7:48, “Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with
hands; as saith the prophet.” It is true
that God dwells in the heart of the Christian rather than in churches, but He
does attend church. I wonder sometimes
if He considers us to be “cheap” when we decorate our houses in fine art and
quality artifacts and fail to do the same for His House.
I define decorative arts as art objects that are usually of a
high high-quality and are also both the useful and beautiful. Although these art objects are often labeled
as “useful art”, this designation should not suggest that the other art forms
are not useful. These decorative art
objects are often allied to music simply by fact that they beautify the place
where we music. They decorate a
sanctuary, rehearsal room, classroom, or concert hall.
Scripture for the Day
2Chronicles 3:10-12, “And in the most holy house he made two
cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. And the wings of the cherubims were twenty
cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall
of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing
of the other cherub. And one wing of the
other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other
wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub. The wings of these cherubims spread
themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces
were inward.”
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