The use of ornate imagery in the Church is an eschatological participation in the glory of the coming of the Son of Man.

“we are participating an eschatological reality which is piercing in know piercing in from the future piercing in from the final Revelation and giving us a glimpse of of how we can participate in that glory”

True art serves as a healing process for both the artist and the audience, aiming to infuse transcendent elements into a culture that often tends toward entropy.

“art art is can be that and actually should be done it's a it's a healing process for the artists and the audience in my opinion and at its best it should be a pillar of light that aligns in a way outlines its audience because we need to be renewed”

Being hated or receiving an extreme reaction from an audience is preferable to nobody caring about the work.

“I mean I don't know it's not like I wanted to be rejected no but being hated is better than nobody caring ex well there's an emotion there's when you get to yeah it's better to have that extreme either extreme love or you know this guy is is just wrong”

Artistic talent is primarily developed through hard work and technique rather than being an innate, god-given ability.

“There's no God-given talent with art. There's some people have an openness or maybe an ability to see things differently than others, but when it comes to the actual technique >> Yeah. and developing that fine hand eye coordination and the the ability to draw exact or paint exactly wha”

Graffiti serves as a medium for artistic expression and personal purpose that transcends simple vandalism.

“it's it's us leaving a mark as humans but more so like it's a it's it's my purpose. It's like I feel like that's my purpose. I'm supposed to be doing this”

Creative expression, such as drawing and tattooing, serves as a personal talent and a form of therapeutic escape.

“My god-given talent is is is drawing, visual. It could be tattooing. It could be, you know, paint on the wall. It could be any sort of creativity whatsoever. just really sad.”

Aesthetics and beauty in the Church serve to draw people into a relationship with God and provide a sense of healing.

“Aesthetics of the church facilitates it brings us to a place of not just the abstract of theology but the the real tangible which is what we need to be healed to experience love and symbol does all of that in a shorthand”

Art books should not be restricted by traditional hierarchies, but rather celebrate all forms of visual culture, including those considered counterculture, with equal respect.

“And I always thought, "What's wrong? Why can't Tom of Finland not coexist next to Van Gogh and Monet and Gauguin and whomever, you know?" Yeah. Who decides this?”