A Creator and His Work are One

Ever wonder why the manmade world is getting uglier?

They are going to build a bridge in my neighborhood to span the Wilamette. There are proposed pictures floating around on flyers and we are to log on to such and such a website and voice our opinions. They are all bad, in my opinion. They are all very functional and they will work well to flow traffic. But none of them are attractive.

The ancient cathedrals, indeed, the ancient bridges and government buildings, the ancient piazza's were extensions of the city, were the clothes the city wore on a day designed to impress. These monuments were also extensions of their creators. Michelangelo and Da Vinci were sought after to create buildings and bridges both.

A great creator does not see his work as something apart from himself. What the creator makes is a statement about the creator, and a manifestation of their sensibilities, which is one with their experiences. Our modern buildings, our strip malls and stripped down buildings say of our culture we are one with efficiency, with selling goods and services. Was God being efficient when he created a woman, or was He being extravagant? Is a cloud the most efficient way to water crops, or is it functional and aesthetically brilliant? Are the sunrise and sunset more than a functional way to dim the lights?

Our man-made creations do, still, speak something of us. They are proclaiming we have lost our souls and our selves.

A Creator and His Work are One is a post from: Donald Miller's Blog