Religion, Creative Practice and Aestheticisation in Nick Cave's The Red Hand Files
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3261863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah K Balstrup (IP Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel11060304 |
| OpenAlex | W3036821977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
In 2018, Nick Cave launched The Red Hand Files website, where fans ask personal questions and the artist responds. This ongoing dialogue presents a unique iteration of religious visibility at the nexus of religion and the arts. Here, Cave articulates his personal religiosity in the wake of his son's death, detailing the role of creative practice, performance and communication. Cave's personal spirituality engages processes of aestheticisation that awaken experiences of inspiration and mystery. The epistemological orientation of alternative spirituality that values encounters with the ineffable and seeks to be free from static beliefs had previously found its antithesis in organised religion, but more recently, the fervent dogmatism of political correctness has applied its own pressure. As an example of religious aestheticisation within the tradition of alternative spirituality, The Red Hand Files exhibits the continued salience of this worldview despite the countervailing influence of politically correct culture
Aesthetics · Art · Media studies · Religiosity · Sociology · Spirituality · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |