The Evolution of the Crucifixion in Art
Elijah Smith has recently published a seven part essay titled “The Evolution of the Crucifixion in Art” on his blog Things and Stuff. The…
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Ethics and the Implicit Beholder
Lately, I have been thinking about how when we look at a painting we not only complete or finish what the artist began, but…
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Visual Theology: A Review
Any reader interested in the intersection of art and theology will find this book a helpful and engaging read. And while the reader may be left at times asking for more, it does not disappoint in its ability to raise questions about how the arts are significant to theology, community, and spiritual life. Even if the reader does not agree…
Read MoreThis is My Body, Which is Broken for You…
A quick study of body of Christ in western art history reveals a complex set of theological issues relating to who Jesus was and…
Read MoreThe Perfect Christmas Album
What is the perfect Christmas album? Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown’s Christmas? Bing Crosby’s White Christmas? Or (maybe) the Christmas album pictured on the…
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Imaging Transcendence: Domestic Interiors and the Sacred
As Frances Borzello observes in her wonderful book At Home: The Domestic Interior in Art (London: Thames and Hudson, 2006), domestic interiors only became…
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Giving Thanks Through Sculpture: Andy Goldsworthy
In the days leading up to the American holiday of Thanksgiving, the crew here at Transpositions are going to reflect on various ways that…
Read MoreMaking and Meaning
What is the relationship between an artist’s creative practice and the meaning of a work of art? There is a long tradition in Western society…
Read MoreThe Turner Prize and the Internal Image
‘They [Angus and his dog, Cyril] had now come up to the traffic lights at the Open Eye Gallery, and this was the signal…
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