By means of the iconic, artists express their view of reality and show their understanding of the structure of reality. They see what they know and bring this into their paintings. ... They always give us more than the facts, more than the eye can see.
Art is a form of play rejoicing before the face of God. - Hans Rookmaaker
Art is a form of play rejoicing before the face of God.
- Hans Rookmaaker
Art tries, literally, to picture the things which philosophy tries to put into carefully thought-out words. - Hans Rookmaaker
Art tries, literally, to picture the things which philosophy tries to put into carefully thought-out words.
We do not know what we see, but we see what we know. - Hans Rookmaaker
We do not know what we see, but we see what we know.
Art cannot be used to show the validity of Christianity; it should rather be the reverse. - Hans Rookmaaker
Art cannot be used to show the validity of Christianity; it should rather be the reverse.
Modern art did not just happen. It came as a result of a deep reversal of spiritual values in the Age of Reason, a movement that in the course of a l… - Hans Rookmaaker
Modern art did not just happen. It came as a result of a deep reversal of spiritual values in the Age of Reason, a movement that in the course of a l…
We are at home here. Alienation is unnecessary. Contact with reality at a deep level is part of the Christian's life. He enters into reality, rath… - Hans Rookmaaker
We are at home here. Alienation is unnecessary. Contact with reality at a deep level is part of the Christian's life. He enters into reality, rath…
Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for today, constantly re-applying the truth of God's word to ou… - Hans Rookmaaker
Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for today, constantly re-applying the truth of God's word to ou…
How can you say that modern art is ugly,when you worship the Lord in a building painted like this? - Hans Rookmaaker
How can you say that modern art is ugly,when you worship the Lord in a building painted like this?
Jesus didn't come to make us Christian. Jesus came to make us fully human. - Hans Rookmaaker
Jesus didn't come to make us Christian. Jesus came to make us fully human.
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