"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." -Cesar Cruz
This reimagining of DaVinci's Last Supper, has hit some buttons - as great art should.
Art truly should disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed. It is there to speak in ways lots would love there to be silence.
What this art form has shown most, is how narrow and judgmental some christian's beliefs are and how they are only comfortable with those 'like them'.
I experienced life in the narrow trenches of religion and how my own self judgment often then colored others. I had zero tolerance, understanding or empathy for those unlike me.
When art can draw an affront - to me - it has truth woven through it.
If your said religion feels attacked by those - not like you - it may mean your religion isn't wide enough or open or accepting or loving or inclusive. It may mean that there are boundaries or fences to keep "different" out.
Somehow what is lost is how there are billions of expressions of humanity and each are living life from their inside out.
I am always astounded when someone outside can disturb your inner faith - just by being themselves.
Humanity won't be healed by the exclusion of others or the fear of what seems different.
Great Art forms will disturb the comfortable and will show the world just who they are, and how they see this world and the human journey.
It is my belief, if you have a strong inner personal understanding of who you are, others on the outside can't smear it.
We need more disturbing art - to create cracks in the old ways of narrow beliefs.
Faiths that can withstand art and all its expressions - is one of freedom and inclusiveness.
The Art Forms at the Olympics created a disturbance and it reached the goal it intended.
How each person views it, will also display who you are and what you believe.
While many feel art is visual - it actually speaks to your soul and rattles your beliefs.
