Welcome!

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This blog
features

ART

related
to the

BIBLE

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My name is
Jack
.

For the
last few years
I’ve been trying to
paint images that
mean something
to me as a
Christian
.

I
hang
them high
up on the walls
around the ceiling
in my bedroom.
They serve as
reminders
to me
.

I have a
separate blog
for personal stuff
if you want to
see them
:

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After showing a
painting at my local church,
one of the members gave me a
complete collection of magazines
:
“Christianity and the Arts”
1995-1999

This was a treasure, and
I’m grateful to have them.
(Thanks, Paula!)

Unfortunately,
when I went online to
research the sources,
many of them had
already vanished
…
but
I got a few hits
.

One of them
is a group called
Christians in the
Visual Arts
(CIVA)

I was excited to order
a book from their website:
“The Next Generation:
Contemporary
Expressions
of Faith”,
published
by the
Museum
of Biblical Art
.

I didn’t even
know that there
WAS a Museum
of Biblical Art
!!!

There’s not.
It closed.

Anyway, the
book introduces
forty-four modern
Christian Artists
working today
.

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Being extremely
interested to learn more,
imagine my anticipation as
it finally arrived in the mail,
my joy in unwrapping it,
and my surprise
when I opened
it to the
First Page
and saw this
:

Surely,
there are some
artists today who tackle
religious subject matter
without rebuff or
controversy,
but their
art
is
derivative,
reflective of
a tired tradition,
deeply suspect, or
at least problematic.

Forward by Ena Heller,
Curator of the Museum of Biblical Art

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What Was That
???

Maybe I don’t know
enough about
religious art
to respond,
but
I’m not
convinced
.

Moving forward,
I’m willing to invest
my time and energy
into creating a place
where you can see
some examples
and decide for
yourself
.

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So,
welcome
to the

Gallery of
Biblical Art

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If you think
a particular artwork
would be a good addition
(even if it is not modern work)
please leave a suggestion in
the comments area below
.

If you are an artist
and would like to submit
artwork to this collection,
it might be better to
start with an email
:

GoBA@frontdoor.biz

For it to be considered,
the subject of the art
must be related to
a scripture verse
or a biblical
concept
.

If it is not obvious,
you must be able
to explain it
.

I can include your
Artist Statement
in the blog post,
and maybe
include
a link
to your
artist page
if it makes sense
.

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about
the phrase
“Christian Art”

Christian
art can mean
different things
to different people
:

Art made
BY a Christian
regardless of the content
(abstract, landscape)

Art made
FOR Christians
(like slides for a service)

Art with
Christian MEANING
as the subject or content
(“Madonna with Child”)

This collection
will feature
art where
THE
SUBJECT
has meaning,
regardless of the
personal beliefs
of the artist
.

Any
discussion
of Christian art
will have to consider
artwork related to the
Old Testament
.

Should
we exclude
Jewish Artists
working from
Hebrew Scripture
???

To avoid this distraction,
I won’t use the term
‘Christian Art‘
at all
.

I’m interested
in ART that
is related
to the
BIBLE
,

including art that is
based on Hebrew texts
that were written before
Jesus Christ was born
.

BIBLICAL
ART
.

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Note:
although I am
enthusiastic about
showing & discussing
Biblical Art, I don’t know
anything about
Copyright Law
.

I’ll try
to find out
more about it,
but if you think
any of these
articles
cross
over
the line,
please leave
a comment or
send me an email.
I will edit or remove
it immediately
.

This image is from the
title page of a Bible
printed in London
in 1599
.

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So with a
new domain name
:

http://GalleryofBiblical.art

and a perfect logo,
let’s get going
…

I hope
you enjoy
your time here
.

Jack

(aka “the new guy”)

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