Lindsey Gilroy-Art as myth

In one of our class discussions we discussed art as myth, and how prior to myth we didn't have a world. The way in which we have been taught to understand the nature around us are influenced through past perceptions passed on to us. Myth is a re-living, a representation of another form in order to keep it complacent within the present day. The beauty of art through myth is that the re-living through painting allows for the viewer to experience it time after time. This constant circulation of images has been helpful in regards to religion because it supported the words of religion as it has been passed through generations and recorded. Our society really couldn't exist without art, we are incredibly dependent on artifacts to remind us of not only religion but of memories!