Bibliography: BIB21603

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB21603
reference type	Journal Article
title	Art and Architecture : A Bahá'í Perspective
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Sahbá, Fariburz
Authority control 1	Fariborz Sahba
authority control	Fariborz Sahba
year	1997
date	March–June 1997
issue	3
volume	7
abstract	Art is the indigenous offspring of a society; its distinctive music, literature, drama, visual arts, and architecture emerge in its maturity. The author explores the spiritual significance of the relationship between traditional and new forms of artistic expression from the author's experience as an architect. To Bahá'ís, creating a work of art is equivalent to an act of worship. In the Bahá'í era, artists will find a new dimension of abstract truth. However, mastery of any branch of the arts requires a rigoroous discipline not generally appreciated. If artists are in advance of the mass of their contemporaries, they must try to open others' eyes to the world which already stands revealed before them. When the full implications of the Bahá'í revelation for art are grasped, artists will turn towards the Bahá'í Faith, seeing in this religion a new gateway to spiritual worlds.
language	English
keywords	ART; ARCHITECTURE
pages	53–82