Author: Arthur Aghajanian
New Creation and the Artist’s Role: Part 2
Part 2 in a series about new creation and what this idea means in relation to art.
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New Creation and the Artist’s Role: Part I
What do we mean by the biblical idea of new creation and how does it relate to creativity?
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Hovering Over the Waters
In this essay on the theme of grace, Arthur Aghajanian examines the drawings of contemporary artist Vija Celmins. He does so by framing Celmins’s “Ocean” drawings as representations of the idea of grace as the flow of God’s love. In addition, Arthur places these images in the context of the Classical tradition in art.
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Armenia’s Cross: A Cosmic Tree of Life
The khachkar, or cross-stone, is unique to Armenia, the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion. Arthur Aghajanian explores the idea of the Cosmic Christ embedded in these beautiful monuments.
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Contemplatives in Conversation: Images in Contemplative Practice
Arthur Aghajanian and Don Salmon discuss the use of images for spiritual guidance in traditional and contemporary practice.
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The Place Of Unknowing
In this essay, Arthur Aghajanian writes about Caspar David Friedrich’s “Monk by the Sea” as a visual embodiment of the apophatic tradition.
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