Uncovering the Image of God in Creativity
// May 4th, 2009 // Christian Living, Video
I discovered a cool new blog today, and consequently this TED Talks video. This is author Elizabeth Gilbert talking about the source of our creativity, that denying that there is a “divine source” to our creativity actually stifles the creative mind of the artist and may be at the heart of why so many of our most talented artists have self-destructed.
Obviously, this is not coming from anywhere close to a Biblical world view. However, I think the application here is obvious.
I loved what she said at the end about the performer who “transcends” in the moment as though there is something (Someone…) divine being displayed through that person. My opinion: Art for the Christian ultimately is about uncovering the image of God in us, and then displaying it in such a way that God is glorified and the artist is all but unnoticed. The artist (Christian or otherwise) feels angst when he/she gets confused about who gets glory.