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Category Archives: Western Art
Art Roundup: Gomez-Prince collaboration, Viola in St. Paul’s, pothole mosaics, and digitization initiatives
Gomez-Prince collaboration: At last month’s Eyekons conference, artists Sergio Gomez and Steve Prince participated in a live drawing performance on the theme “Who Is My Neighbor?” They started drawing from opposite sides of an eight-by-thirteen-foot piece of paper and then … Continue reading
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Andy Crouch on visual art
CIVA has posted a podcast interview with Andy Crouch, the author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. I loved his book, and this discussion with Brian Moss is equally interesting. I encourage you to follow the link to listen … Continue reading
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Tagged christian art, creative calling, origin of art, second commandment
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A 20th-century shift in the arts
“Unfortunately, the past century has systematically produced a culture of artists who believe their greatest responsibility is to be true to themselves, and not to a truth which exists outside of them. They are taught that to grow as artists … Continue reading
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Bill Viola’s Emergence as a Picture of the Resurrected Christ and the New Birth of Believers
Water shows up a lot in the Christian scriptures and, along with bread and wine, is central to the sacramental life of the church. In the rite of baptism, it signifies purification or cleansing, even as it signifies too the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Western Art
Tagged born again, Jesus resurrection, second birth, video art
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Art news updates
Who Is My Neighbor? In February I promoted a two-day visual arts conference organized by Eyekons called “Who Is My Neighbor?”, to take place the Friday and Saturday after Easter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Now all the speakers and topics … Continue reading
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Tagged antony micallef, art conference, artbelow, stations of the cross
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“Faith in Drag” podcast: on the role of images in Christianity and Hinduism
Encounter is a Sydney-based radio documentary feature program that seeks to explore the connections between religion and life. Two weeks ago they aired an episode, hosted by Allison Chan, that includes interviews with religious gift shop workers, Christian and Hindu … Continue reading
Stations of the Cross art exhibition in London
Through April 17, St. Marylebone’s Parish Church in London is hosting an exhibition on the Stations of the Cross, curated by Art Below founder Ben Moore to raise proceeds for the Missing Tom Fund. Admission is free, but donations are … Continue reading
On the variety of Jesus depictions in art
“Beauty alone has never been the object of most of those who built, painted, sculpted, or carved to make visible this Jesus who left behind no proven image or even description in words of his appearance. He appears in art … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Theology, Western Art
Tagged face of Christ, Head of Christ
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“Who Is My Neighbor?” art conference in Grand Rapids, MI
Calvin College’s Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has organized a weekend of seminars, workshops, and artist presentations that will focus on how we can use art to better love our neighbors. This exploration will be guided by the ideas of … Continue reading
What the cross has to say to civil rights struggles
On September 15, 1963, a bomb tore through the east wall of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four little black girls who were attending Sunday school. The act of four white men, this bombing was only one … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Western Art
Tagged birmingham bombing, black christ, Black History Month, civil rights movement
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The Jesus Question 