I’m creating a contemplative book made up of a single statement and an accompanying artwork on each page. The goal is to inspire us to ponder our relationship with art in our lives and culture.
Art Doesn’t Reflect Culture—It Leads It!
Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830, The Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Wikimedia Commons.
Art doesn’t merely reflect the world around us—it shapes the direction of our lives and culture. In Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People, the figure of Liberty, triumphant and defiant, isn’t just a symbol of revolution; she embodies the fierce force of human vision and the unyielding drive for freedom. Delacroix’s brushwork and dramatic composition invite us to ask: What role do we play in the movements of history?
Michael Newberry 