What do we believe?
This week I was challenged with the question of what are my personal beliefs, regarding my practice of design. When this question was asked to me, I found myself having no response to how I would even begin to answer the question. When I stop and think about my own design/art practice I’m not able to begin to identify what my design/art practice is, let alone how I could incorporate my own personal beliefs into a practice that I can not identify during this time in my life.
But as the week went on, I began to think about the people in my life and I found myself putting less of an emphasis on the design/art practice. I realize that people have a hard time showing love and kindness to other human beings who are different than ourselves. This is hard for everyone in the world, including myself. Even after God called all of us “to love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13: 34)Yet for many of us, this is hard to do.
I find that design/art practices can help bring people together. From what I have seen, design/art invite people from different kinds of background, to enjoy, admire and even at times to question art together. The place where I have witnessed this was the first Thursday of the month at the Portland Art Museum, where people from different backgrounds lineup outside in order to see art.
Art, to me, creates a space for people to come and enjoy life. It welcomes everyone to share a moment with art/design and it reminds me of Romans 15:7 “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” I think art/ design does a good job of inviting people in.
Although I may not know what my design practice looks like now, one thing is certain, my values stand by serving anyone who needs help, regardless of their background.
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John 13: 34 English Standard Version (ESV)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
Romans 15:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.”
