Prophets see contemporary situations with divine perspective, and as I look at the art created by some, I wonder, Is this artist not a prophet also?
Fujimura drew attention to something often missed in understanding art – common grace is never absent. Artistic instinct and creative impulse are fundamental to human personhood and are a gift of the triune God. Only the creator God can offer creativity to make art.
In these lectures I heard a call to give closer attention to the address of the Bible to my imagination, calling me to repent and lament, and to give closer attention to the presence and pain of my neighbors as communicated through their art.
Los Angeles artist Lynn Aldrich, with the help of Michelle McCreary, the Brehm Center’s Administrative Assistant, installed three brightly colored art works in Fuller’s David Allan Hubbard Library.