September 2, 2005

The Totality of Art

Fa-So-La-La

Francis Schaeffer's four basic standards for art--

1. Technical excellence
2. Validity
3. Intellectual content, the worldview which comes through
4. The integration of content and vehicle

4 comments:

Lynn Bruce said...

How does he define validity?

fa-so-la-la said...

Well, I asked him that, and he said--

"By validity I mean whether an artist is true to himself and to his worldview or whether he makes his art only for money or for the sake of being accepted."

Leslie Noelani Laurio said...

So, maybe you could substitute a word like "sincerity"?

Anonymous said...

Francis Shaeffer has the best socks on the planet!