Journal d'Atelier – Art, Process and Inspirations

On the symbolism of light in the Bible and art that is born from silence “Let there be light.”(Genesis 1:3) Before shapes appeared. Before things were given names. Before the world received its boundaries. There was light. Not as decoration. Not as something whose only purpose was to dispel darkness. Light appears at the very beginning of the story of creation. And perhaps that is why, for so long, we have tried to paint it. Not only because it is beautiful. Perhaps because w