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'''Atheist art''' is art which uses themes and/or imagery from [[atheism]] or atheistic concepts.
'''Atheist art''' is art which uses themes and/or imagery from [[atheism]] or atheistic concepts.
Despite atheism existing for thousands of years and predating [[Christianity]], there is a small proportion of art compared to religious art. For example, [[Wikipedia]], which was founded by an atheist and agnostic, has no article on "Atheist art", but Wikipedia does have an article on [[Christian art]].
Despite atheism existing for thousands of years and predating [[Christianity]], there is a small proportion of art compared to religious art. For example, [[Wikipedia]], which was founded by an atheist and agnostic, has no article on "Atheist art", but Wikipedia does have an article on [[Christian art]].
== Atheists generally apathetic about atheist art ==
== Atheists generally apathetic about atheist art ==
Most atheist individuals and groups do not use the limited amount of atheist art which is available.
Most atheist individuals and groups do not use the limited amount of atheist art which is available. It is also common for atheists to be ignorant of the existence of atheist art. For example, the atheist [[Austin Cline]] wrote: "there is little to no 'atheist art.'"<ref>[http://atheism.about.com/od/philosophybranches/p/Aesthetics.htm What is Aesthetics? Aesthetics is the Philosophy of Art, Beauty, Perception] by Austin Cline</ref>
The atheist and feminist [[Skepchick]] writer Any Roth wrote about the atheist population having apathy about atheist art: "Does art matter to atheism? This is actually an interesting question that I don’t think [[Atheist movement|movement atheist]] thinks much about."<ref>[http://skepchick.org/2014/04/three-reasons-art-should-matter-to-atheism/ Three reasons why art should matter to atheism] by Amy Roth</ref>
The atheist and feminist [[Skepchick]] writer Any Roth wrote about the atheist population having apathy about atheist art: "Does art matter to atheism? This is actually an interesting question that I don’t think [[Atheist movement|movement atheist]] thinks much about."<ref>[http://skepchick.org/2014/04/three-reasons-art-should-matter-to-atheism/ Three reasons why art should matter to atheism] by Amy Roth</ref>