RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK - 1st Sunday of Lent

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Gregory A. Disney-Britton

Detail of "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" (1897-98) by Paul Gauguin

"When you enter the world of art, you are, like it or not, entering the realm of religion," writes Aaron Rosen, author of "Art & Religion in the 21st Century." In this new book, artists from seminarian Paul Gauguin in the 1800s through today can be seen as part of a holy priesthood, (1 Peter 2:9) "endowed with heavenly gifts and graces." During these 40 days of Lent 2016  we will focus on just one of those artists each day, and ask ourselves what a world looks like when artists are the holy priesthood?


For other NEWS OF WEEK from across the USA, and around the world, see below:

• Ash Wednesday: "Daniel the Prophet" by James C. Lewis [More News]
• Lenten Art #2: "The Last Supper" (1986) by Andy Warhol [More News]
• Lenten Art #3: "Untitled" (1964) at Houston's Rothko Chapel [More News]
• Lenten Art #4: "The Ninth Hour" (1999) by Maurizio Cattelan [More News]

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