Earthly Visions: A Review
Review of T.J. Gorringe, Earthly Visions: Theology and the Challenges of Art (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011), 254 pages. “How does art contribute…
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Appreciating Art (and the Artist) Through Eternity: …and why it’s OK to Appreciate Art
It’s certainly a strange phenomenon that all artists, poets, musicians, painters are unfortunate in the material sense — even the happy ones…That rakes up…
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Illuminating of the Word: Reflecting on the Four Holy Gospels Project
The honor of being commissioned to illumine The Four Holy Gospels came directly from Lane Dennis, the founder of Crossway Publishing. “No single artist…
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Looking Comes First
In The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis spins a yarn in which denizens of hell are given a bus-trip to the lowlands of heaven…
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All Is Grace: An Interview with Alfonse Borysewicz, Part 2
Continued from Part 1. CB: From what I can gather, your work seems to have gone through several phases: the early/seminary years (1977-81), which…
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All Is Grace: An Interview with Alfonse Borysewicz, Part 1
I stumbled upon Alfonse Borysewicz’s (pronounced Boruh-CHEV-itz) work in SEEN: The Journal of CIVA,[i]and, like C.S. Lewis in his An Experiment in Criticism,wanted to…
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The Prophetic Power of Alexa Meade’s Living Portraits
A favourite poster of mine, and one that has accompanied me half way around the world, is Sea-Dancer by the futurist Gino Severini, painted…
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Contemplative Vision: A Review
Juliet Benner, Contemplative Vision: A Guide to Christian Art and Prayer (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2011). In this delightful book, Juliet Benner brings together…
Read MoreDiscernment, The Holy Spirit and Art
A reflection on one way that discerning the extraordinary in the ordinary is exemplified in Christian painting, old and new. Examples are shown from Sandro Botticelli, Roger van der Weyden, Stanley Spencer, Patti Wickman, and Joel Sheesely.
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