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Georges Rouault: Art of the Incarnation Part 4

by | Dec 17, 2009 | Advent

  Today’s artist is the turn-of-the-century French painter Georges Rouault.   But before addressing Rouault’s work and its relevance to the doctrine of the incarnation, I want to compare his work to that of surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Dali’s...

Ed Knippers: Art of the Incarnation Part 3

by | Dec 16, 2009 | Advent

FYI: Today’s post contains nudity. If that sort of thing bothers you, today might be a good day to sit things out. Today’s artist is Ed Knippers. His massive, wall-sized paintings are said to be breathtaking (I’ve yet to have the privilege of seeing...

Logos: Art of the Incarnation Part 2

by | Dec 15, 2009 | Advent

At considerable risk of self-promotion, today’s artist is none other than myself. The above piece of artwork is entitled Logos, done in oil pastel on paper. The Greek word logos is most literally translated as “word,” as it appears in the prologue to...

Kokoschka: Art of the Incarnation Part 1

by | Dec 14, 2009 | Advent

This week we’ll be looking at a selection of the ways the incarnation of Christ has been depicted in the visual arts, an area too often neglected by Evangelical Christianity. Our first painting is entitled Verkundigung or “Annunciation,” done in 1911 by artist Oskar...