Disclaimer: I haven't read most of this thread, so sorry if somebody's already said this.
Religion in itself doesn't inspire art; it is the values that are represented in the portion of religion the artist is depicting that give the inspiration. The religion just adds familiarity to the theme.
I'm not really aware of the numbers regarding proportion of atheist artists compared to proportion of atheists in the population as a whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if the proportion of atheist artists were lower, because studies have shown that atheists tend to think more analytically, which implies more "right brain thinking" , whereas art comes from "left brain thinking".
Religion in itself doesn't inspire art; it is the values that are represented in the portion of religion the artist is depicting that give the inspiration. The religion just adds familiarity to the theme.
I'm not really aware of the numbers regarding proportion of atheist artists compared to proportion of atheists in the population as a whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if the proportion of atheist artists were lower, because studies have shown that atheists tend to think more analytically, which implies more "right brain thinking" , whereas art comes from "left brain thinking".
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien
