Art As a Spiritual Practice

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Taught by GTU/Center for Arts and Religion "A thinker is very much like a draughtsman whose aim it is to represent all the interrelations between things". -Ludwig Wittgenstein Culture and Value. This course is an exploration of visual art forms and their cultural and spiritual connections. It includes a study of art history and the elements, media and methods used in creative thought and processes. In this course you will learn how to analyze works of art and understand the processes involved in artistic production; identifying the political, social, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic issues that add meaning to a work of art. Through lectures, gallery and studio visits, discussions, readings and hands-on exercises, we will examine a range of ideas from the concepts of Sacred Geometry to the thought provoking work of Tim In-gold's anthropology of lines. This course will bring us to a better understanding of the society and culture we have inherited and our hopes for the future.