“Essentially poetry, art, and music break open the world again for us
that had gotten closed by our false certainties.” - Bruce Herman
In the last Betwixt Episode, Artist Bruce Herman told the story about the house-fire in which he lost 25 years of artwork. Bruce described it as a “eu-catastrophe” - the good catastrophe that brought freedom amidst great loss.
In Part 2 of this robust conversation with Bruce Herman, I wanted to learn more about his work as an artist. What are the new possibilities and narratives Bruce has been exploring? What role does art play in the life of the Church?
Bruce Herman's latest project Ordinary Saints explores the fraught space between the icon and the portrait. A space Bruce has described as “entering into no-man’s land, between the sacred traditions on the one hand and the traditions of portraiture, and of art-song and poetry.”
“Playing God is the great temptation for all of us–especially artists. . .
My imagination had been colonized by my desire for reputation.”
Bruce Herman
Bruce Herman is an artist, essayist, speaker, professor. He is the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts at Gordon College where he founded the Art Department 35 years ago. Herman’s art has been exhibited around the world. His paintings have been housed in world renown museums like the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art and the Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts.
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Links:
Visit Bruce Herman's website.
Check Out his latest project Ordinary Saints.
Watch a short video of the beautiful Laity Lodge Event
See what Malcolm Guite is creating by visiting his website
Follow Malcolm Guite on Twitter
Watch Malcolm Guite and Steve Bell Perform “Your Poetry is Jamming My Machine”
Listen to J.A.C. Redford’s Music at his website
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Thank you to these artists for the use of their audio:
Stories About the World that Once Was. Performed by Chris Zabriskie CC license www.freemusicarchive.com
Aspirato performed by Kai Engel: CC license www.freemusicarchive.com
“Your Poetry is Jamming My Machine” by Malcolm Guite. Performed with Steve Bell. (Used with Permission)
Turn Not Thy Face Away from Thy Servant by Russian Liturgical Chant CC license www.Archive.org
Summoning Beauty Music by JAC Redford for Ordinary Saints. (Used with Permission)
Portrait of the Artist. Poetry by Malcolm Guite, music by JAC Redford for Ordinary Saints. Performed live at Laity Lodge. (Used with Permission)
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