The number of artists who either proclaim, or even acknowledge, a religious inspiration in their work has diminished. There are some musicians working in a classical tradition — such as John Tavener, Arvo Pärt and Henri Gorecki — who are explicitly religious and widely admired. But most contemporary artists either ignore the claims of faith or — in the case of artists such as Gilbert and George, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst — deliberately mock and parody religion.
Quite right, but it's not that they aren't out there --it's that they're ignored (and, no, I emphatically do not mean "the painter of light" or "Precious Moments."). Persecuted in the Schools of Art & mocked or ignored by critics. Curtsy: ninme.
