tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839681073878027332011-04-21T11:13:04.150-07:00What is the function of Art in Society? Can art save the world? What are the spiritual benefits, if any, to art? How has religion influenced art and vice-versa? These and several other pertinent questions are discussed weekly at the Business of Art Center’s Big Picture Discussion Group. We meet every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Venue 515. Everyone is welcome. The idea is to build community through dialogue. The intent is to uncover the truth about art and its place in the world.Rex Pillagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752886611470439266noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883968107387802733.post-89612106035319401092008-04-17T10:00:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:02:29.184-07:00Once mankind discovered how to take more than it needs, desire was created.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2883968107387802733-8961210603531940109?l=thebigpicturediscussiongroup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Pillagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752886611470439266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883968107387802733.post-8526209885615984212008-03-22T13:36:00.001-07:002008-03-22T13:36:25.373-07:00“Art is not a product, but the original impulse to invent, improve and envision” – Marilyn Ferguson.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2883968107387802733-852620988561598421?l=thebigpicturediscussiongroup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Pillagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752886611470439266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883968107387802733.post-18367980296323423912008-03-22T13:32:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:33:22.764-07:00“I believe all the great religious personalities including Moses, Jesus, and Buddha, were in truth artists, and I believe every great painter is religious. My definition of religion amounts to art and my definition of art amounts to religion. I don’t believe you can have one significantly without the other. Art and religion are the inseparable structure and living adventure of the creative.” – Richard Pousette-Dart.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2883968107387802733-1836798029632342391?l=thebigpicturediscussiongroup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Pillagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752886611470439266noreply@blogger.com0