The calendars were my first recollections of Aztecs kings and warriors. These heroic images ignited my curiosity. My questions stimulated long conversations around the kitchen table about ancient ...
At first glance, “Jesus in Art and Literature” (Abrams, 2022) looks and feels like a conventional “coffee table book,” a bound collection of pictures, meant as much for display as for reading. But ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jesus returns. The iconic symbol once again walks the streets of West Hollywood with a new fine art project from award-winning artist K. Ryan Henisey. The artist’s Jesus ...
"The whole ideology of Christian art is the remaking of Jesus in the mold of every subsequent generation of converts in order to meet their need for identification," says Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, a ...
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Why Is Jesus Always Depicted with a Beard

Jesus wasn’t always shown the way we imagine him today. Early Christian art reveals why the beard became one of his most enduring symbols of wisdom, authority, and divinity.
The street artist known as Plastic Jesus has struck again, installing a walker on Hollywood Blvd. and proclaiming it eligible for the “Best Supporting Role.” In what’s becoming a pre-Oscars tradition, ...
Kinetic art and Op art are two of the most significant movements of the 20th century, and any discussions around their development would be incomplete without referencing the work of Venezuelan artist ...
It took Alabama artist Will Bateman over two years to complete a sculpture he believed would sit outside a new sportsplex in Gulf Shores. Dubbed by Bateman as “Volleyball Jesus” the piece was a ...
In a tweet shared after the announcement, the rapper dismissed the idea that he’s mocking Jesus, writing, “the crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of jesus. Jesus’s image is used ...
Kevin Hart is not hosting the Oscars this year, but stars may encounter his likeness around the corner from Los Angeles’s Dolby Theater, where the awards kick off this Sunday. The street artist known ...
“Pride is empowerment, for me. When you take ownership of who you are, what you think and feel, you’ve already won the battle.” Meet Jesús, the 29-year-old artist who dedicates his time to leading ...