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Images of Calvary

Contemporary Christian artists reflect on Good Friday.

Compiled by Susan Wunderink | posted 4/03/2007 09:29AM

During the Middle Ages, a tradition of prayer and reflection on images of the Passion formed into the Stations of the Cross, a sort of Via Dolorosa of the visual arts. This slideshow of contemporary art, although it doesn't stick to the traditional fourteen stations, can be used as a meditation on Jesus Christ's path to the Cross. Each artist's statement below the art explains how it connects to Christ's sacrifice.

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April (Web-only) 2007, Vol. 51

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Christine

Posted: April 05, 2007 5:55 PM


Loved this! My favorites are Suspension & At His Feet

Dominick

Posted: April 03, 2007 3:49 PM

First-rate presentation. Thank you for such an eclectic collection. It is the words of the artist that bring so much profundity to the offering of their works. The viewing all art takes time to reflect on the meaning of the visual impact. When we can read what the artist meant to convey, we must take additional time to further understand their inspiration revealed through their ability with visual communication. Not that we should assess critically, since art is personal, rather we can critique. The power of the arts to cause us pause for reflection are stepping stones in life. Good job.

Robert DiPaolo

Posted: April 03, 2007 12:57 PM

While it is good to see CT showing these visual images, its unfortunate that for the most part these images are derivations inspired by derivations of derivations rather than images produced by artist truly interacting with the meaning of the biblical text, ie, the primary source reference and trying to visualize this either literally (not necessary) or abstractly (perhaps to be preferred given the narrative nature of the text). This is also unfortunately, a major problem with what passes as worship music in the contemporary church, which overall tends to be trite, repetative and without much in the way of genuine substance. Technique is one thing, substantive content is another. Artists need to meld the two in such a way that the final product is visually stimulating, substantively reliant on primary source material and personal experience and artistically evocative.