A THING OF BEAUTY
A Thing of Beauty: The Mandelbrot Set
Richard Gault explores the meaning of an extraordinary mathematical phenomenon
“A simple equation, once brought to life, can yield enthralling, ever-changing intricacy and beauty. Each feature of a Mandelbrot pattern is unique, despite there being an infinite number of them.”
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Robin Thomson appreciates the music of Bach and an inspiring new performance of his St John Passion
“One of the stated aims of the Netherlands Bach Society is ‘to breathe new life into tradition’… The richness of Bach’s works is being opened up to the entire world, for anyone who wants to listen.”
The Audley Chantry Windows, Hereford Cathedral
Hilary Davies contemplates the work of stained glass artist Thomas Denny and his portrayal of the poet and visionary Thomas Traherne
“Colour in creation is always incarnate… associated with the living spirit of a thing, an attribute through which life glows.”
The House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus
Artist Simon Blackwood recalls his trips to Turkey in the 1970s with the Beshara School
“At the level of meaning, Mary represents the completely receptive place in which the action of the spirit can bear fruit”
A Thing of Beauty… The Book of Kells
James Harpur ‘takes a line for a walk’ as he remembers the challenges of writing his poem ‘Kells’
“The illuminations seem to embody the chaos of conscious thought and emotion, yet at the same time instil a sense of harmony, of healing.”
Mary, Seat of Wisdom and Mercy
Jane Carroll explores the vision of the Virgin Mary embodied in the structure and glass of Chartres Cathedral
“This is the reality of Mary as expressed at Chartres: she is the completely receptive place in which wisdom appears,”
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Jane Clark contemplates the view of Earth from the moon, first captured in the famous photograph ‘Earthrise’
“We went to the moon, but what we really discovered was the planet Earth”
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David Hyams describes the creation of a new ark for the Synagogue in Oxford, UK.
“The proposal was that the patterns on the ark could be produced by the sound of the congregation at prayer.”
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Emma Clark contemplates the Luohan – representing Buddhist ideals of sainthood and harmony – at the Temple Gallery in London
“This majestic and profound sculpture is both timeless and deeply meaningful in its capacity to give us an insight into what it means to be human.”
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Mark Boston reflects on painting the film Loving Vincent
“The entire movement of the world sometimes seems an endless, elaborately painted masterpiece, with every moment in a slightly different configuration from the last.”
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David Apthorp praises the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque in Istanbul
“Standing here, before the plain, unadorned mihrab, it as if one has been brought to some ultimate secret.”
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Graham Falvey visits the Chauvet Caves in Southern France
“The fundamental fact is that with these paintings, we created/discovered art. At the heart of their mystery lies a spiritual quest for understanding…”
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Barbara Vellacott contemplates the indescribability of beauty in Dante’s Paradiso
“Beauty is a divine vibration which sings in poet, poem, reader and listener. But its essence is nevertheless indescribable.”
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
“The circumference of architecture is changing with astonishing rapidity but its center remains unchanged – the human heart.”
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James Turrell’s Berlin Installation
“Here the invitation is to something less cosmic, more personal.”
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Chagall’s Peace Window
“Unity is not achievable when it is conceived as merely bringing together a collection of parts. It requires a more comprehensive vision.”
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