Antoni Tapies ha muerto.
Aqui un tour fotografico de su vida y obra
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
27 January 2012
Holocaust Memorial Day
"I Believe
I believe in the sun
though it is late in rising.
I believe in love,
though it is absent
I believe in God
though he is silent..."
Amen
(Translated from the French by Hilda Schiff. Text from an unsigned inscription found on the wall
of a cave in Cologne where Jews had been hiding)
Friday, 16 December 2011
Monday, 28 November 2011
HENRI MATISSE -ICARUS 1947 Where there is no imagination the people perish
In times past the nomad people of the dessert would gather at night around a blazing fire. Under a twinkling sky and in the shadow of the celestial tent they would make deals and trade goods; they would share food and break bread; they would recount tales of stories old, and they would play music and dance.
As the dancers performed their customary routines, once in a while a dancer would stand out from the rest and capture the hearts of the crowd with their unique grace and beauty. In each movement and twirl the power of the dance would manage to stir up profound emotions. The magic of the dance would resonate deeply within the souls of those present, leading them to places of spiritual enlightenment.
People knew this was not an ordinary dance, but one of exceptional and special meaning and they responded accordingly, chanting and clapping with exhilaration, ‘Allah! Allah! Allah!’ As they glimpsed the divine they knew in their hearts that this dance was coming from ‘Allah’, from God, the source of the creative impulse and imagination in us all. When these tribes of North Africa settled in the south of Spain they brought with them their customs and traditions and the chants of ‘Allah’ become one of ‘Olé!’
The biblical story of Bezalel, the craftsman appointed by God to do the artistic works of the Tabernacle, asserts very clearly that beauty in all its delight and disturbing qualities comes from God: “I have given him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work”.
As we enter the Season of Advent that leads us to the birth of Christ, we should take the opportunity to celebrate God’s creative way of bringing salvation to the world, and hail the imaginative and creative person, who was Jesus Christ, the story-teller, who spoke in a profound way about the mystery and wisdom of God.
We should celebrate our imagination which can achieve amazing things; nobody thought that an “art installation” of a few tents outside a church would incite such a reaction and debate in society. It did. Imagination is a powerful thing. This Christmas let us renew our calling to be a creative community in the world.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
A GOOD INTERFAITH KISS!
UNHATE campaign by Benetton
A series of posters, created by Benetton's 'research communication centre' Fabrica in cooperation with 72andSunny, features political and spiritual leaders kissing
The Pope and Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, Imam of the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
PROPHETIC AND SYMBOLIC
The congregation of Christ the Cornerstone in Milton Keynes
have joined the 'Tent Global Movement', placing a symbolic tent in their worship area.
PRAYER WALK
You might like to come or give this last minute notice to those who are intercessors and like to do prayer walking:
Prayer Walk for the Financial Square Mile of the City of London on
Friday 11th Nov.
Starts at St Paul or Bank Tube Stations at 12.30pm
Gathering & praying together at the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at 13:00pm.
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