RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB, Curator

"Your Catfish Friend" by Philip Campbell at ArtPrize

This first thousands of ArtPrize Seven visitors this week gave a big thumb's up for a monumental 26-panel, 22.5 by 11.5 foot catfish in Grand Rapids, MI. Installed at the convention center, it is carved from African mahogany and painted with high flow acrylic. The design infused with spiritual symbolism, is adapted from the same tattoos found on the artists own body. ArtPrize is now open, and that's why "Your Catfish Friend" (above) by Philip Campbell is our NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Zhang Huan's "Long Island Buddha" in Grand Rapids [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Pope Francis inspires Philadelphia's artistic community [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: M.F. Husain’s "Saraswati," the nude that led to his escape [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: ArtPrize rejects sculpture with burned Quran (Torah too!) [More News]
• Other Art of Week: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri's "Untitled" sacred works [More News]

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