Comments on: Safe art?

By: Chad Jarnagin

Chad Jarnagin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:50:06 +0000

Well said Brendiggity. :)

Status quo = safe (90% of the time)

Challenging that status quo seems to be the way to true change and inspiration.

By: Brendiggity

Brendiggity — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:21:41 +0000

Good thoughts, for sure. It reminds me of part of a story our friend, Mr. Lewis, has written…

“ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he – quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.”

“That you will, dearie, and no mistake” said Mrs Beaver; “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or else just silly.”

“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy.

“Safe?” said Mr Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

By: Chad Jarnagin

Chad Jarnagin — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:41:09 +0000

Randy- I haven’t been able to find The War of Art… searching again… thank you.

Andrew, thanks for the comment man. Artists like MuteMath, Paramore, and Augustana are leading by example and are the case and point. Being brave and free to fight the status quo as believers…

By: Andrew Turner

Andrew Turner — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:05:01 +0000

Mute Math! They are Christians but actually sued their record company when they were put on a “christian”. Anybody that still plays a Keytar is taken chances with their art. Ha.

But when they did do a worship record at Victory in New Orleans for hurricane relief I think (“Elevator Music”) it HAS to be the most powerful thing I’ve heard in years… (Oh and I work for a big worship company myself so I’ve heard a few.)

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:50:09 +0000

A big huge AMEN!! Great post, Chad. The quote and your thoughts remind me of the pivotal book (for me, at least) “The War of Art” by Stephen Pressfield.

To quote Buchanan “Our God is not safe.”

Randy

By: Chad Jarnagin

Chad Jarnagin — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:45:08 +0000

Via Facebook: Sprocket Vt at 11:35am May 21
“good article. We are safe with art so that our “art” will sell and be acceptable to the masses. at the core, we want people to accept us. the sound of applause is often more important than honesty.”

Via Twitter: @mindpunch
“WE should be living the “Good News” out in the real world in unsafe places in unsafe ways”

By: Nic Allen

Nic Allen — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:01:49 +0000

maybe the word safe like the word free needs to be redefined for us. we are free from sin because we are slaves to christ. maybe the only safe art we can create is the one completely vulnerable in its humanity and totally uncensored in its divinity. i once heard someone say that if God calls you somewhere dangerous like darfur or afghanistan, then the only safe thing to do would be to go. living (and creating) where God wants you may be both the free-est and safe-est thing we can do!?!?