After spending much of the semester focusing on Van der Leeuw's text, as I went back through the sections I realized I had neglected to cover the section on the prohibition of images. Upon its commencement, the section of the text explains that people have grown to be victims of the "modern" mind, the mind which has grown with technology and the practicing that have adopted their techniques to adhere to the art changes. I could see how initially there was a problem with attempting to reproduce the holy, which is how the art was deemed harmful and thus prohibited. However, can you imagine a world where the art was prohibited Art has developed into a form that allows for not only people to express themselves but for the viewer to find a commonality between their thoughts and the artists depictions; it creates a sense of understanding between human thought.
“The image of God has here become a voice; pictorial art dissolves into words and then into music. And music is preserved longer in worship than is graphic art.”
-(Van der Leeuw 179)
As Van der Leeuw writes the above text I would have to agree that the spoken word may leave its impression on the public longer than the pictorial because it is passed through individuals through speech, instead of passing the tangible art from person to person. What I took from this section of the reading is that there is neither a worthy art form or artist who can decipher the power of God’s grace, therefore, there should be no attempt because it will constantly fall short.
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