Padium wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
Art and the Japanese language and culture.
I think I'm finally outgrowing anime. Now I'm finding myself drawn to finer, more sophisticated pieces of artwork. My favorite artist is Margaret Keane, and my favorite piece by her is called "Our Own Private World". Being Catholic, I also appreciate the works of Michaelangelo.
You don't need to be Catholic to appreciate his work, you just need to be able to enjoy art.
It is even more complex: Whilst the catholic church, namely Popes Julius II, Clement VII and Leo X, paid him to provide some of the most spectacular pieces of art, later popes ordered to cover the "nudity" of some of his works, especially in the Sistine Chapel.
So a catholic admirer of Michaelangelo could have mixed feeling.
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Personally I find the devils in the Last Judgement much more sexy than the saints.