Welcome!

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This
blog features

ART
related to the
BIBLE

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my name is
Jack
.

For the last
few years I’ve been
trying to paint images
that mean something
to me as a Christian
.

I
hang
them high
up on the walls
around the ceiling
in my bedroom
.
They serve as
reminders
.

I have
a separate blog
for personal artwork
if you want to see them
:

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After showing a
painting at my local church,
one of the members gave me a
complete collection of magazines
:
“Christianity and the Arts”
1995-1999

This was a treasure,
and I’m grateful
to have them

(Thanks, Paula!)

Unfortunately, when
I went online to research
the sources, many of them
had already vanished, but
I got a few hits
!!!

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One of them
is a group called
Christians in the
Visual Arts
(CIVA)

I was excited to order a
book from their website
…
“The Next Generation:
Contemporary
Expressions
of Faith”

published by the
Museum of Biblical Art
.

I didn’t even
know that there
WAS a Museum
of Biblical Art
!!!

There isn’t
.
It
closed
.

Anyway, the
book introduces
forty-four modern
Christian Artists
working today
.

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Being
extremely interested
to learn more, imagine my
anticipation as it finally arrived
in the mail, my joy in unwrapping,
and my surprise when I opened it
to the first page and read this
:

Surely,
there are some
artists today who tackle
religious subject matter
without rebuff or
controversy,
but their
art
is
derivative,
reflective of a tired
tradition, deeply suspect,
or at least problematic
.

Forward
by Ena Heller,
Curator of the
Museum of
Biblical
Art

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What
Was That
???

Maybe I don’t know
enough about religious
art to respond, but I’m
not convinced
.

Moving forward,
I’m willing to invest
my time and energy
into creating a place
where you can see
some examples
& decide for
yourself
.

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Welcome
to the

Gallery of
Biblical Art

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If you think
a particular artwork
would be a good addition
(even if it’s not modern work)
please leave a suggestion in
the Comment area below
.

If you are an artist
and would like to submit
artwork to this collection, it
might be better to start
with an email
:

olson.jack@gmail.com

For it to be considered,
the subject of the art must
be related to scripture or
a biblical concept
.

If it’s not obvious,
you must be able
to explain it
.

I can include
an Artist Statement in
the blog post, and maybe
a link to your artist page
if it makes sense
.

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about
the phrase
“Christian Art”

Christian
art can mean
different things
to different people
:

Art made
BY a Christian
regardless of content
(abstract, landscape)

Art made
FOR Christians
(like slides for a service)

Art with
Christian MEANING
as the subject or content
(“Madonna with Child”)

This collection
will feature
art where
THE
SUBJECT
has meaning,
regardless of the
personal beliefs
of the artist
.

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I’m interested
in ART that
is related
to the
BIBLE

including art that is
based on Hebrew texts
that were written before
Jesus Christ was born

BIBLICAL
ART
.

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Note:
although I’m
enthusiastic about
showing & discussing
Biblical Art, I don’t know
about Copyright Law
.

I’ll try
to find out
more about it,
but if you think
any of these
articles
cross
over
the line,
please leave
a comment or
send me an email
.
I will edit it
or remove it
immediately

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This image
is clipped from
the title page of
a Bible printed
in London
1599
:

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So,
with a new
domain name and
a perfect logo, let’s
get going
!!!

I
hope
you enjoy
your time here

https://GalleryofBiblical.art

Jack Olson
(aka ‘the new guy’)

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