We reverence art as something sacred […] We've come to worship a class of objects — paintings and sculptures — and we treat their creators as gods. [… - Mary McCarthy

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We reverence art as something sacred […] We've come to worship a class of objects — paintings and sculptures — and we treat their creators as gods. […] I think this totemism has a lot to do with the failure of organized religion. Despite church attendance figures, we've let ordinary humanity lose touch with the divine, with God. No wonder that the lucky few among us are tempted to put daubs of oil on canvas in His place.