A corollary of this has been that Christians have thought that they should only create art with a Pollyanna quality to it: paintings of birds and kittens, movies that extol family life and end happily, songs that are positive and uplifting — in short, works of art that show a world that is almost unfallen where no one experiences conflict and where sin is naughty rather than wicked. Steve Turner
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In the last century, the art world turned from a Christian perspective of work that showed a fallen world where people struggle and sin. In the art of the last century, the artist only painted a world where everyone was nice and happy. The art of this century is a world that is more Pollyanna than real life.

Source: Imagine: A Vision For Christians In The Arts

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