In this one I’m chatting with artist Chris Lewis, who runs his business, Baritus Catholic, as both a ministry and an independent (mom-and-)pop shop. We talk about what is it that makes art objectively good, why beauty is also objective, and how AI is such an insult to bonafide human artists. I also ask him what we, as appreciators of good art, can do in our ordinary, modern lives, to support more artists like him.

• Host: Tsh Oxenreider / X

• Guest: Chris Lewis / X / his store, Baritus Catholic

• Create Your Rule of Life

• Buy a round of drinks

• Recommended reads

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