Recently I came across the Studio of St. Luke owned and operated by Rave A. Bandong Mr. Bandong offers hand-painted paschal candlesticks rooted in the classical tradition while also pursuing other design commissions. To introduce you to this young Catholic artist, we'll let his own introduction speak for itself:
I’m Rave Bandong, a young Traditional Catholic with a passion for the beauty and elegance found in traditional sacred art. I find the importance of beauty and its connection to the divine, critical and necessary. It is a necessity for art to be pure and true. Sacred beauty in its nature captivates and takes hold of the soul, in like manner, sacred art shall do the same. In such a manner that it fulfills its end, the magnification of the supreme good: God. Sacred beauty and sacred art are one. To distinguish an object to be an art is to express that this object exudes beauty. If an object dulls or nullifies the spirit, it is an error to claim for such an object to be art. It opposes the standards that it is defined. Art embodies the beauty in joy, sadness, suffering, death and the mundane of everyday life. For art is objectively bound to point to an even greater beauty, a meaning, a purpose that gives the soul delight and joy, tugging the soul to resonate a deep sense of devotion to the reality of the divine....With that in mind here is a small sampling of the work of the Studio of St. Luke:
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