"I've always been fascinated by the fact that, even before humans could read or write, before we lived in cities or invented the wheel, we made art. People would go into caves with pigments of red hematite and black charcoal to draw deer, elk, and bulls. They made hand-prints and traced out the path of the Sun through the sky as a way of remembering their past and preparing for the future.
"To me, it's evidence that from the very beginning God placed a radiant truth into us, a desire to make beauty because beauty is a revelation of the world beyond this one."
In a recent commentary, Father Michael Rennier reflected on St. Bonaventure and his thoughts on the nature of art and why it is made.
To access Fr. Rennier's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Fr. Michael Rennier: Today's saint believed art is necessary. Here's why (15 JUL 25)
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