The Enduring Power of Beauty
The Enduring Power of Beauty
Using contributions from a variety of artists and media – including photographs, sculpture, architecture, and paintings – Dr. DeSanctis will engage the audience in a reflection on the power that beauty can have in a world where ugliness and violence seem to surface at every turn. Through artists’ quotes throughout the centuries, Dr. DeSanctis shows how art encourages deeper seeing and feeling, leading to rediscovery of what is necessary for humanness and transformation. – Michael DeSanctis, Ph.D.
Michael DeSanctis, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael DeSanctis is a Professor of Fine Arts and Theology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in the history of art and architecture. He is the author of Building from Belief: Advance, Retreat and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture (Liturgical Press, 2002) and Renewing the City of God: Catholic Architectural Reform in the United States (Liturgy Training Publications, 1994), as well as numerous popular and academic writings on the topic of contemporary Catholic Church architecture. He is a member of the Commission on Sacred Art and Architecture for Diocese of Erie and has established an international reputation for his work as a liturgical educator and design consultant.
