Art Class in the Rubble- A War Novel Eyes Beauty

Would you give your life for art? Almost certainly not. When the bombs start to fall, fine aesthetic distinctions shatter. But let’s say you survive, and let’s say that afterwards, in the rubble, you stumble across a beautiful object miraculously intact—a lush landscape painting, for instance, a work redolent of peace and plenty and the Read More

Art Class in the Rubble— A War Novel Eyes Beauty

Would you give your life for art? Almost certainly not. When the bombs start to fall, fine aesthetic distinctions shatter. But let’s say you survive, and let’s say that afterwards, in the rubble, you stumble across a beautiful object miraculously intact—a lush landscape painting, for instance, a work redolent of peace and plenty and the Read More