I do not believe in God or religion, but I am a fanatic for religious and beatific art.
This love of mine started way back in art school when one of my assignments required that I recreate a famous painting from the Renaissance era. It was during the creation of this piece that I learned about devotional symbolism. I also learned about the artist whose work I was recreating, what he went through -- his life and death, how he created his paints and how his mind worked. And as I wept with awe at the sheer beauty of his creation, I saw more than just the surface of the canvas; I saw the meaning of human potential itself, and it was because of this that I knew we had greatness just beneath our surfaces, as well. Clearly, I was not only in love with talent -- I worshipped art.
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