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Document Details : Title: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Art Subtitle: An (Un)natural Alliance? Author(s): DŽALTO, Davor Journal: Journal of Eastern Christian Studies Volume: 69 Issue: 1-4 Date: 2017 Pages: 333-356 DOI: 10.2143/JECS.69.1.3214963 Abstract : It has already been perceived that religion occupies a ‘strange place’ in contemporary art. The same can be said for the place of contemporary art in religion, especially in Orthodox theology. The main purpose of this paper is 1) to inquire why modern/contemporary art and religion went separate ways, and 2) to explore if Orthodox theology and modern/contemporary art can learn from each other and how. The paper offers an analysis of a couple of concepts that are basic both for Orthodox theology (especially Orthodox anthropology) and for some of the major manifestations of modern/contemporary art, such as creation/creativity, freedom, and the communitarian dimension of human (artistic) experience and existence. |
