I don't believe in the widespread belief of Christianity because I know from experience that Christianity doesn't work for everyone. Not everyone can be happy as a Christian, and I know this because I've struggled for years to be happy about church and the Bible and a God who seems like more judgment than love. And that's why I don't care if art reveals God or not. Rather, I care that art reveals common emotions and spreads happiness. I want everyone to be happy, and if they aren't happy as a Christian, I'm not going to tell them they should be a Christian.
Do Christians need art? Yes, everybody needs art. Art is very easy to relate to, and as humans, that's what we need. We need something that understands us, whether it's a painting or a book or a song or another human being.
I enjoy doing art streams, in which people can watch me work on digital drawings and stuff like that. But my streams aren't all about the art. They provide everyone a safe gathering place and we all talk to each other and everyone's troubles seem to fall away, no matter what they're struggling with. It's a carefree, loving atmosphere, which is far more than I ever got from the Christian community. Everybody asks me, "When are you going to do another stream? They're so fun. They make me so happy. They really take my mind off of things." People who gather around a piece of art to forget about their problems... that is the greatest compliment I've ever received as an artist and probably the greatest one I ever will.
I think that is what art should be for. I don't think art should be for spreading God. I think art should be spreading happiness and hope, and some people think those things can be achieved through God and some people don't. I think art should be for bringing those things to the people who can't achieve them through God, and that includes Christians because Christians still struggle sometimes. And maybe... in that way, in providing others with hope, God is unintentionally revealed through art. I don't know. I just know that art is a beautiful way to bring people close together and provide them with a sense of belonging. Everyone needs art because everyone needs to belong. That's what I think, anyway.
I too don't want to make people Christians with my art. Being agnostic, I believe that the most important thing is to be happy with your art. While making art for your audience is important, if you don't make it for yourself as well, then you lose interest in it.
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