Theologians and Artists

I've been reading up on the Church of Assy and the history of sacred art a bit and it seems there are interesting parallels with trends that are happening today: those in power creating a very tame and saccarine version of faith for the masses to consume, a very commercialized version of Christ where "sacred art" looks just like "kitsch." There is no difference, no soul in either. And it's so sad that the only way to find the soul in the sacred was to look to atheists, those supposedly without faith. Outsiders. There was so much disconnection from the world that there was this experiment for "worker-priests," priests in everyday clothes, working side by side with the common men of the day. They declared France to be a "missionary country," which meant to deal with it as other countries without faith. Desperate times I suppose. Secular Vs. Sacred. Has this always been the way of things? What is the bridge? What can unite those worlds? As a theologian, where do you seek the answers? As an artist, where do you seek the answers? Is that the most logical pairing: Theologian and Artist? It seems that theologian and politician has never been a good mix looking back at history and the corruption of the papacy. But Theologian and Artist. Where's the link? Is it a natural bond?