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OK... So, as someone who worked in the Art Industry for ten years or so, I have to say I've developed a fondness for some LDS art, and an appreciation for the comercialization of other LDS art in the face of it's own profound lack of talent.

As I was discussing my distaste for the latter with my devoutly LDS brother recently, he (somewhat tongue-in-cheekly) told me that I just didn't like it because I was an embittered apostate (I have a great relationship with him; our sense of dry humor goes like that in my family).

But it got me thinking: I think there IS some LDS/Christian/Religious art that I actually still quite love. Here's a recently discovered example, by artist Joseph Brickey (my new favorite LDS artist). LOVE this one, called "The Living Christ" (even though I am NOT a Christian in the most literal sense, today)



Anyone else have others they'd like to share...?

Darin

This is exceptional art:

I really like Walter Rane's work. This one in particular really struck me in that its heavy in symbolism without being overbearing. Simple and complex at the same time.

Dore's illustrations are incredible, as are James Tissot's. I like most of Rembrandt's Apostles, but Carl H. Bloch is probably my favorite Christian artist. Walter Rane has incredible textures, but it's always a little too crowded for me. He does wonderful pencil sketches, though. I think Brickey is very good, and he has amazing depth, but even his 14 year old Joseph looks like Sergio Oliva. My favorite piece of Christian art is probably Antonio Ciserie's "Ecce Homo":

Darin wrote:OK... So, as someone who worked in the Art Industry for ten years or so, I have to say I've developed a fondness for some LDS art, and an appreciation for the comercialization of other LDS art in the face of it's own profound lack of talent.

As I was discussing my distaste for the latter with my devoutly LDS brother recently, he (somewhat tongue-in-cheekly) told me that I just didn't like it because I was an embittered apostate (I have a great relationship with him; our sense of dry humor goes like that in my family).

But it got me thinking: I think there IS some LDS/Christian/Religious art that I actually still quite love. Here's a recently discovered example, by artist Joseph Brickey (my new favorite LDS artist). LOVE this one, called "The Living Christ" (even though I am NOT a Christian in the most literal sense, today)



Anyone else have others they'd like to share...?

Darin

Hey Darin,

That's now one of my favorite pictures. I appreciate you posting it.
They haven't chased you away over there at MADB yet, have they? I haven't seen you post lately.

Take care,
Matt

Gazelam wrote:

I really like Walter Rane's work. This one in particular really struck me in that its heavy in symbolism without being overbearing. Simple and complex at the same time.

Walter Rane's stuff is good... I missed being in the same ward with him in Southbury, Connecticut by a couple of months or so when I moved out there in spring of 2000. Glad to see his stuff has taken off. I think he's quite talented.

Darin

maklelan wrote:Dore's illustrations are incredible, as are James Tissot's. I like most of Rembrandt's Apostles, but Carl H. Bloch is probably my favorite Christian artist. Walter Rane has incredible textures, but it's always a little too crowded for me. He does wonderful pencil sketches, though. I think Brickey is very good, and he has amazing depth, but even his 14 year old Joseph looks like Sergio Oliva. My favorite piece of Christian art is probably Antonio Ciserie's "Ecce Homo":

Agreed... Carl Bloch was also an incredibly talented master artist. The other favorite painting of mine, called "The Pool of Bethesda," is of his--and is one I'd hang in my house today, given that it illustrates some of the best ideals that Christianity has to offer:



Another favorite of mine--one that I've searched for a print of HIGH and low for, to no avail--is another old master's painting (not Bloch's) called "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel." The religious symbolism of that event is rich in metaphor, for me, today:



Darin

mledbetter wrote:

Darin wrote:OK... So, as someone who worked in the Art Industry for
Hey Darin,

That's now one of my favorite pictures. I appreciate you posting it.
They haven't chased you away over there at MADB yet, have they? I haven't seen you post lately.

Take care,
Matt

Nope.... they haven't chased me away... I just haven't had much to say over there, lately... I imagine I will at some point, though. :)

Darin

Darin wrote:Nope.... they haven't chased me away... I just haven't had much to say over there, lately... I imagine I will at some point, though. :)

Darin

That's good. Keep posting.

-Matt