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Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones
Cyborg Pirate Ninja Jesus
Wow—he’s a cyborg, and a pirate, and a ninja. That’s one impressive resumé. This kick-butt Jesus even has his own theme song, which goes something like this: “Who diced up Pol Pot like Teriyaki Steak? Who gave the great Ghangis … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Kitsch
Tagged cyborg jesus, cyborg pirate ninja jesus, ninja jesus, pirate jesus
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What Makes Jesus Happy?, Part 2: Giving and Sustaining Life
Drought Breaker was painted by Geoffrey Todd, a farmer’s son from the Australian Outback. Growing up, he said, he and his family had to rely on God to send rain for the crops and thereby preserve their livelihood. Although they … Continue reading
What Makes Jesus Happy?, Part 1: Revealing Himself to Us
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an art exhibition called “Jesus Laughing.” It’s made up of 60 paintings, drawings, and papercuts from sixteen different countries. The purpose of the project, according to one of its organizers, Sir Maxwell Macleod, … Continue reading
Happy Jesus, Part 3: Peace, Love, and Foolishness
What do you get when you cross a Ringling Brother and a Flower Child? Well, Jesus, apparently. I’m talking about the Jesus of the 1973 film Godspell, based on the off-Broadway musical by John-Michael Tebelak. He’s by far the happiest … Continue reading
Happy Jesus, Part 2: Blue Jeans Edition
Who says you can’t wear jeans to church? Jesus is doing it. For the last two years, a bronze, denim-clad Jesus has been hanging off the side of the bell tower at Our Lady Immaculate and St. Philip Neri Catholic … Continue reading
Happy Jesus, Part 1: A Newish Conception
“There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have sometimes fancied that it was His mirth.” -G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (1908) Many people—like Chesterton, apparently—think of … Continue reading
Plastic Jesus Rises Again… and Again…
A giant, 60-foot plastic Jesus is resurrected every hour on the hour at the Christian theme park “Tierra Santa” (Holy Land) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus plays triumphantly in accompaniment. I can’t believe this is in Latin America … Continue reading
The Henna Gospel
Christian blogger hmsarthistorian wrote a great post recently featuring the art of Kimberly Stephens. The post includes a transcript of his missiologically focused interview with her. Read it here. Last October, Stephens exhibited a series of 18 paintings at the … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art
Tagged a true story, bleeding woman, henna art, henna gospel art, kimberly stephens, mehndi, woman at the well
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‘Submerged and shining’
Last week, Andres Serrano’s photograph Piss Christ, on display at the Lambert Gallery in Avignon, was vandalized by Christian fundamentalists. The three vandals physically threatened museum guards, then took a hammer to the plexiglass in front of the artwork and … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Art
Tagged Andres Serrano, Andrew Hudgins, Piss Christ, Sister Wendy piss christ
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Peanut Butter Banana Jesus
“Whoso eateth my soft, pulpy, banana flesh…” (John 6:54) Found at Jesus Needs New PR.
The Jesus Question 