Category Archives: Western Art

Holiday ritual in the boyhood home of Jesus

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Here meet together the prefiguring day And day prefigured. ‘Eating, thou shalt stand, Feet shod, loins girt, thy road-staff in thine hand, With blood-stained door and lintel,’ — did God say By Moses’ mouth in ages passed away. And now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Western Art | Tagged christian poem, dante gabriel rossetti, holy family, jesus as a boy, paschal lamb, passover preparations, typology | Leave a comment

In Song and Picture: Christus Victor

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Listen: “Death Has Lost Its Sting.” Words by Isaac Watts (based on Psalm 3), 1707; adapted by Rebecca Dennison, 2011. Music by Mike Cosper, 2011. Performed by Sojourn (featuring Megan Shaffer), 2011. Look: ____________ For their album The Water … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Non-Western Art, Western Art | Tagged death has lost its sting, easter icon, harrowing of hell, resurrection painting, second adam, sojourn music | Leave a comment

Early-bird registration almost up for CIVA’s biennial conference

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

There are just four days left to register for this year’s CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) conference, “Between Two Worlds: Contemporary Art and the Church,” at the early-bird rate of $235. Consisting of keynote presentations, panel discussions, exhibitions, workshops, … Continue reading →

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In Song and Picture: Lightness of Being

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Listen: “I Lay My Sins on Jesus.” Words by Horatius Bonar, 1843. Music by Justin Ruddy, 2010. Performed by Castle Island Hymns (featuring Kevin Burtram), 2010. Look: ____________ The hymn “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” by Horatius Bonar … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Theology, Western Art | Tagged brad lucas, castle island hymns, citylife music, horatius bonar, jyoti sahi, michael d. o'brien, scapegoat, way of the cross | Leave a comment

In Song and Picture: The Color of Christ’s Passion

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Listen: “Deep Were His Wounds, and Red.” Words by William Johnson, 1958. Music by Vito Aiuto, 2008. Performed by The Welcome Wagon, 2008. Look: ____________ Presbyterian minister Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique, make up the duo known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Western Art | Tagged christian expressionism, daniel bonnell, deep were his wounds, five wounds of christ, fra angelico christ crowned with thorns, mocking of christ, welcome wagon | Leave a comment

In Song and Picture: Light for the Way

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Over the next month-plus leading up to Easter, I’m going to publish a series of song-and-picture-group pairings based on different themes. My hope is that the music, lyrics, and visual art will combine to call you into deeper reflection on … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Theology, Western Art | Tagged art for lent, devotions for lent, j. kirk richards, light of the world, music for lent, peter eugene ball, pillar of fire, road to emmaus, shraga weil, the brilliance | 1 Comment

Three upcoming observances in the church year

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

This Wednesday the church will be entering the season of Lent, a time of spiritual preparation in which we journey with Jesus in his passion, reflecting on the depth of his love and the meaning of his sacrifice and renewing … Continue reading →

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Roundup: New Jesus movie, Lent retreat, Art in Orvieto, and Covenant and Exodus videos

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Last Days in the Desert movie review: Another Bible-inspired movie! Having premiered last month at Sundance, this one is about Christ’s temptations in the wilderness, starring Ewan McGregor. Critic Jordan Hoffman, writing for The Guardian, gives it four out of … Continue reading →

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From my private collection: Crucifixion by Nicholas Mynheer

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

For all my interest in contemporary visual interpretations of biblical narrative, I own only two pieces of original art that fit this description (money and space being the limiting factors). One of them is a Crucifixion painting by Nicholas Mynheer. … Continue reading →

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The Gymnastics of the Cross

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Thanks to Catherine Czerw, I now have more information about the Station of the Cross artwork I posted two weeks ago. Every year since 2008 (excepting last year, due to ministerial transitions), Czerw has curated a Lenten art exhibition on … Continue reading →

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