There really needs to be a standard when it comes to Church artwork and architecture these days

[PennyinCanada]

I visited a cathedral some years back and they did renovations. The usual, remove everything to paint. The new Christ they purchased for thousands of dollars was literally, fried eggs where the 5 wounds would be, mounted on metal things that looked like railway rails.

I don’t know who ordered this modern piece of artwork but it seems like enemies of the church have taken charge of decisions. At some point it was removed and another one purchased that actually looked like a man on a crucifix. What a bunch of stress and upset to the faithful and a huge money grab by someone. The faithful have been through a lot over the last 50 years by their own shepherds.

That crucifix looks like a man on a cross. I call it a win.

 

[Kindnessmatters]

That’s pretty subjective. I don’t care for 70"s architecture but that’s not to say it wasn’t well done…it’s a matter of taste. As for what I don’t care for in my church, the frames are cheap, the size is too large, print quality is cheap…nothing to do with the original paintings that were reproduced so oddly. Someone else must have thought they were spectacular.

What artist is the standard? Klee? Picasso?
Kickaid? Remingtonn? DaVinci? Warhol,? Wyath? Many could agree on DaVinci, but we will never see another of him…are we then done worshiping the Lord through art?

And do we want to pick one style, discouraging new artists from making Christ the subject of their work? I think we just have to accept that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[JulianN]

Also - again - was Saint Faustina making a mistake when she told the artist to paint what she saw in her image of Divine mercy?

Ok , you know that’s private revelation, right? Catholics don’t even have to believe she saw Christ, much less that her description is accurate regarding his earthly appearance.

 

[Allegra]

I think most artists and art lovers agree that artists are usually trying to communicate something with their art. While messages can be somewhat subjective, I don’t think it’s fair to say anything you throw up there and claim represents Christ is as good as any other artwork.