Christian Modern Art Is An Expression Of Faith

By Eric Jimenez


It can evoke many emotions, whether abstract or face of Jesus. The artist may define it as a tangible expression of faith. In any case, Christian Modern Art is beautiful, calming and inspires many Christians to pray and follow their belief in God.

Abstracts aside, the face and figure of Jesus Christ is one of the most prevalent subjects among these paintings. The works of Thomas Kinkade are collected by more people than any other Christian artist. The Lord is in his heart and displayed in his work.

Jesus is usually painted with a deep intensity of emotion expressed in His eyes. There are renditions of Him hung on the cross. They may show Him clearly or in the abstract. Many are of the cross alone in all colors and distorted shapes. For example, one shows it in small blue squares and rectangles. Behind the cross is a backdrop of small red rectangles and squares.

There are gold crosses outlined in blue and on wildly colored backgrounds. Jesus is shown in various poses. He is depicted in red on a black or multicolored background. The sorrow is apparent in his body language on these.

Various bible verses are painted in attractive patterns. Some are bright and cheerful and others are dark and sad, depending on the tone of the verse. There is something to appeal to everyone since most Christians have a favorite bible verse.

Many angels are painted by Christian artists. Some are majestic, wearing white robes and wings. Others are caricatures similar to childrens comic book figures. You can find an especially charming one showing a winged angel flying just above a man with a heavy bag to carry. The hands of the angel are on the bag to help the man carry it.

The abstracts are painted in an amazing blast of colors, or as stylized flowers growing upward towards the heavens. There are dark, solemn paintings that claim to express the sorrow of Jesus dying on the cross. Each of these two kinds are a personal interpretation from the perspective of each artist.

Each abstract can take on different meaning to each who sees it. Colorful circles and other patterns may mean the circle of life to some. Others perceive all the circular patterns as symbols of eternity or heaven.

To the Christian, they have more meaning than the abstracts of secular artists, Jackson Pollock is one example. Mark Lawrence is the Christian artist famous for his technique called painting with light. It is a truly modern medium using a digital process to render a painting in a special way.




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