Video from The Theology Pugcast
The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments: The Theology Pugcast Episode 305
"In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping-off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Guggenheim." from the video introduction
On the Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments
"Several trends have alienated ordinary laypeople from the worlds of both art and intellect, contributing to anti-intellectualism and hostility to the arts, as well as simple indifference to the finer things of culture. This is deplorable because the arts and the life of the mind are both important.
When I was about five years old, I loved nothing more than to draw pictures of hot-air balloons. I had seen these multicolored beauties floating in the air in rural New Jersey where my extended family lived, and they captured my imagination. Before entering kindergarten, I had a “get to know you” session with the teacher one afternoon and showed her my drawings. (To this day I love all things aerial and things that move in the breeze—wind chimes, pinwheels, etc.) In time drawing led to painting, and eventually to music. Suffice it to say I had an “artistic temperament” from early on..." from the article: On the Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments
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