{"id":2009,"date":"2012-08-08T00:37:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T05:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"This generation lives in a visual culture of unprecedented complexity. You have inherited a world in a storm of visual and artistic diversity. <!--more-->A sea of advertisements, websites, mobile devices, a billion apps and all before you've stepped foot "},"modified":"2013-08-29T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T14:11:10","slug":"aesthetic-perspectives-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/aesthetic-perspectives-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Creative Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This generation lives in a visual culture of unprecedented complexity. You have inherited a world in a storm of visual and artistic diversity. <!--more-->A sea of advertisements, websites, mobile devices, a billion apps and all before you&#8217;ve stepped foot in a museum. How did we get here and why does &#8220;here&#8221; look the way it does? In addition, what is the engine behind it all and can anyone learn the skills needed to meaningfully contribute?<\/p>\n<p>In his Spotlight presentation, Mike Wiggins asks us to consider some of these questions.\u00a0 Sometimes the answers are fairly straightforward, but at other times, they are not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/vimeo.com\/71446627<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a question for this week&#8217;s speaker or would like to share a conclusion of your own, please post it as a comment below. We welcome off-campus voices to the public Cornerstone dialogue as long as they are respectful and contribute meaningfully to these curricular discussions. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACU Blogs Terms of Use<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/about\/\">About Cornerstone<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--sidebar--><\/p>\n<h1>Spotlight Resources<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/the-art-of-the-matter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1656\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/the_man_book_cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/the-art-of-the-matter\/\">Blind Sculptress of Saint Benedict\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/gods-idols-terrorists-jesus\/a-book-burning-jesus\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/aesthetic-perspectives\/canon-fodder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1918\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/creative_confidence_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/aesthetic-perspectives\/canon-fodder\/\">Creative Confidence<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Art and Science\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/aesthetic-perspectives-2\/art-and-science\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2559\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"pillars-of-creation\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-60x60.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-174x174.jpeg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-78x78.jpeg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2012\/08\/pillars-of-creation-48x48.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Art and Science\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/aesthetic-perspectives-2\/art-and-science\/\"><strong>Art and Science<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>BIOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n<p>Mike Wiggins is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Art and Design. 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