sculpture
California artist weaves faith into acclaimed works, show
By Kimberly Winston — December 22, 2017
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia is an acclaimed artist whose Christianity is both a touchstone and wellspring for almost all of his abstract works — and a way of reclaiming what it means to be a Christian from conservatives.
Far from the Museum of the Bible, these artists use the Good Book as their medium
By S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate — November 16, 2017
(RNS) — You could call these artists book lovers, but only in the way that you could call Michelangelo a marble lover or Edward Scissorhands a tree lover.
A 3-D digital scan throws a Buddha statue’s carvings into sharp relief
By Madeleine Buckley — June 22, 2017
(RNS) For years, museums ignored the religious teachings that form a large part of their art collections. Thanks to technology like 3-D scanning, they are beginning to explore it once more.
‘Homeless Jesus’ provokes debate on what it means to be Christian
By Ken Garfield — March 12, 2014
(RNS) “Homeless Jesus” was bolted down in February, beside a bronze plaque with the familiar words from Matthew 25:40 -- “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”
Homeless Jesus sculpture searches for a home
By Ron Csillag — April 17, 2013
TORONTO (RNS) Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz's latest creation is a depiction of Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a bench. The only problem? Churches he has offered the sculpture have turned him down.
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