I have always been a fan of Celtic art. This might be because it's in my blood being that I'm 100% Irish or it could be because I have a special connectionto Ireland, the country I used to spend my summers in as a child. Whatever the case looking at South Cross of Ahenny made me realize that Celtic art is a part of our culture. Many cathedrals are covered with this fantastic style because many Irish and English are Catholic and when they built churches throughout the world they spread their cultural arts with them. In fact, the Christian religion is such an important part of Celtic arts that many of the Celtic symbols represent religious figures. For example the Celtic ring on the South Cross of Ahenny is thought to be a halo. Religion plays a huge role in Celtic arts and Celtic arts play an even bigger part in our culture.
I AM OBSSESSED WITH CELTIC ART!! The one tattoo I would ever get would be of a celtic cross. I am irish as well so I completely agree. I went to Ireland as well and I loved it there!
ReplyDeleteThe South Cross of Ahenny is very famous. I have seen the South Cross of Ahenny many times throughout my life and only now do I know its origins. So...Thank You!
ReplyDeletethat's cool that you ran across a piece of art that has something to do with your heritage. i haven't yet had that. I love celtic arts! Espescially the music, i watched on KQED, where there were singers singing some beautiful celtic songs, it was so angelic & etheral. i s2 ur blog btw :)
ReplyDeleteYou make an excellent connection to the Catholic Church regarding Celtic art. Of course this is a rather obvious connection being that Ireland is such a blatantly Catholic country. I appreciate the Irish's own spin on religious art, like many other peoples they brought their own style and history to their artwork to make it their own.
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