"To all
who are
passionately dedicated to the search for new
“epiphanies”
of beauty so that through their creative work as
artists they may offer these as gifts to
the world."
An appeal to artists
- With this Letter, I turn to you, the artists of
the world, to
assure you of my esteem and to help consolidate a more constructive
partnership between art and the Church. Mine is an invitation to
rediscover the depth of the spiritual and religious dimension which has
been typical of art in its noblest forms in every age. It is with this
in mind that I appeal to you, artists of the written and spoken word,
of the theatre and music, of the plastic arts and the most recent
technologies in the field of communication. I appeal especially to you,
Christian artists: I wish to remind each of you that, beyond functional
considerations, the close alliance that has always existed between the
Gospel and art means that you are invited to use your creative
intuition to enter into the heart of the mystery of the Incarnate God
and at the same time into the mystery of man.
See
Artilce by Fr. Robert J. Fox "The Pope's directivs for Artist -
Evangelize through Art."
