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This is my final highschool project. It is (I think) my BEST art EVER! It's everything I am and believe in... I thank the lord Jesus that He guided me into this project.
It consists of 4 separate painted canvases, which I then hung on a cross I made from some scaffolding. I even made a crown of thorns and some wips. It is extremely huge!!
Oil on canvas
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In the season of Lent, we ALL as Believers in Christ really need to go back and fully revisit the events of Holy Week so we get a sense of what the Disciples felt on Maundy Thursday and that first Good Friday. Why? Doing so enables us to appreciate the full joy of Easter Sunday when He was Resurrected and be able to love Him all the more.
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It's awesome to see people putting Christ in their art and portraying it in such a way that you can just TELL was God guided.
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Wow, amazing colors! And the idea itself is great, well done!
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that's a wonderful project.
I like the four pieces you did. Most artists I've seen only do one big canvas.
I'm sure it took great effort to make sure that your pieces transitioned from one canvas to another smoothly.
Oh and the cross was a great idea too
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Thanks, I thaught it would bring the whole event to life - just like it happened. You have nooo idea how much i struggled too line up the canvases - i actually had to restart parts of the painting because of it!
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wow! Sounds hard, but difficult things are always worth the effort!
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Wow! This is amazing! I admire you for using Jesus as the theme for your final project and do it so well! I would've love to see a bigger picture of this, though.
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amazing. i really wish i could have seen it bigger. maybe even section by section, you can tell you put a lot of hard work into it, but its hard to marvel at it when you cant see up close -_-. just a thought.
but, it truly is an amazing concept! im so proud of you that you had enough motivation to finish it. great job.
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I've wondered why fellow Christians keep sacraficing Christ in this way. He was sacraficed, Resurrected, and never has to go through it again. Yet, people keep doing it over and over again. The Passion movie was not based on scripture, but of a nun's vision just a few hundred years ago. Christians must realize that it is the Resurrection and the Victory of Christ that is the basis of our Salvation. The victory! Believe, as the Bible says, "He who confesses with his mouth that Jesus is the Messiah, and believes in his heart that God raised Him from the dead, is saved."
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I just wanted to comment on your dissapointment at people who keep drawing Christ on the cross or as you put it "sacrificing Christ in this way", I think the reason it is this particular image of Christ that people keep drawing is becasue art is emotive, it is a God given gift and I believe all art contains the artist emotions,now it is true that the resurection is the most important part in relation to our salvation, but Christ dying on the cross for the people who killed him, and a world that could never stop sining is not just an image full of sadness but at the same time it was the greatest demonstration of love the world had ever seen, and I believe this is why people draw it, watch it , sing it, write about it, ture it is a sad picture but the love that was expressed on the cross is mindblowing, remember it does say the greatest love a man can have for his friends is that he is willing to lay down his life for them, this was Christ showing us the ultimate love for us! I do however understand where you coming from and I really hope i do not seem to be attacking your views but I have found pieces of art like this particularly helpful in my christian life, as to the question of what inspired the passion film I cannot say either way, I found the film helpful overall to me and I think Christ used it in my life, wether it was christ who inspired Mel Gibson to make the film or something else God certainly used it my life.
To the artist: I love this art, thank you very much, I will add it to my favourites.
God Bless!
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That's the difference between the Crusafix and the Empty Cross, where satan would rather have people wear the crusifix as it is his symbol for his having "bruised His (Christ's) heal". Christians use the Empty Cross to show that Yeshua is alive, resurrected, and had "crushed his (satan's) head" in victory over sin, death, and the devil. The early Christians used the fish symbol as a way of meeting other Christians, by drawing a curve in the sand. Another Christian would draw the other curve to complete the "fish", and then they could freely discuss Christianity amongst the group (which was being persecuted at the time).
The above, however, is not meant to discourage Christians, but rather to show them the differences between the symbols involved. When it comes to symbols, both the cross and the fish have their roots in ancient (B.C.) paganism.
Whatever symbol one may use is good if it is a reminder of Our Father's Love for us, as long as the object itself isn't worshipped (idolitry).
I don't think you're attacking me at all. You found the movie to be inspiring to your faith, which confirms that God indeed does use many non-Christian things for His Glory. God Is Good!
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Ok, a couple things. What do you mean a nun's vision? The Passion movie was based very much on scripture.
And actually, even the demons believe that Jesus is the Missiah, and that GOd raised him from the dead, yet they are not saved. You have to be baptized, which they cannot do.
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Not to argue semantics, but the movie "The Passion" was not taken from Biblical text, the vision and writings were the basis for the screenplay. See my link in a previous comment.
The demons know who Jesus Is, it takes believing, rather than just knowing. Being baptized is a way to show that one believes, but is not mandatory for salvation. Reference the thief on the cross, next to Jesus. He repented, there was no stopping the punishment so that he could be taken down and baptised, but Jesus told him, "Today, you will be with Me in Paradise."
Salvation is a gift, all one has to do is believe and accept the Gift!
Cheers!
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nicley put, I wish I had more time on Deviant, I always miss out on the hardcore talks, damn!
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Nobody is sacrificing Christ again. There's no way we or anyone else could do that. This particular piece is a reminder to the artist and anyone else who sees it of what Christ did for us. And sometimes, artists do pieces just because, "Hey, it looks good" or "It's pretty", without any other motive or hidden meaning. I don't believe that's the case with this painting, however.
I do agree that the basis of our faith is the Resurrection. But it isn't the only thing that is part of our faith's foundation. Jesus died for all, and one must believe in his death as much as they believe in his resurrection. At my home church, before being baptized, the pastor asked me, "Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died on the cross, and rose again on the third day?"
And I must disagree with you on what you said about the Passion movie. It was in fact based on Scripture, because the death and resurrection of Christ are found in Scripture, and the movie followed it pretty closely. Yes, there were Cathlic overtones, but that's neither here nor there. Mel Gibson, the writer, director, and producer, is a devout Catholic, so of course the movie might go that way.
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I'm not trying to argue, it really is a question. Maybe it just happened to be your work that caught me asking the question. Also, the movie that Mel Gibson made, is really based on the vision, and not directly on writings in the Bible. "Mel Gibson's understanding of God and His gospel laid the foundation for this movie. One of his key sources of inspiration was the 18th century mystic, Anna Katharina Emmerich." Please read [link] with an open mind. Basically, the whole movie was a Catholic Mass. Now granted, God does use teachings for His own good, despite what people do to try to undermine His Plan. But Christians need to understand that we, as in, our sins, were crucified with Christ, and that we don't need to continue crucifying Him (as in a Mass), but to repent of our sins and rejoice in His Eternal Victory over sin, death, and the devil.
God used this movie to bring some to Christ, just as He used an old myth to bring His message to Ninevah through Jonah, just as he used Babylonian Astrology to guide the Magi via the Star to Jesus' side. He uses modern Bible translations to get His message across, even though many are paraphrased, or not exact in their translations.
So, I go back to the original question, of why do people keep putting Christ back on the cross (mass)? I'm not questioning your faith, just the practise of some to continue doing this.
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woaw... ok to clear out a few things guys... If you read a little futher on my site, one of my main focuses is to let people know about the BIG difference between Catholics and Christians...so in no way am i gloryfying the re-resurection of Christ - that would be blasphemy!
I did this art piece, because so little people realise really how badly bruised and beaten Jesus was, for us! At the exhibition, I remeber children asking their parents if Jesus was really that beaten up, I was shocked. But off coarse we know why we have such a screwed up vision of Jesus! Always depicted (especially by catholics in da earlier centuries) as a meek weakling, with one dripple of blood - I did this to shock people into the reality of the situation, not just because it was a fairytale that happened long-long ago.
In actuality, the movie didnt come close to how Jesus should have looked on that day, because the Bible says he was unrecognisble becaus of the beatings!
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Yes, you're right, people really don't know how badly He was beaten and tortured before being strung up (also a torturous way to die). Too many people only think of it as the "crucifix" shows, with minor injuries. He didn't only take a beating, but He took all of our beatings/torture/punishment. I suppose no one could even imagine what it would be like to go through what He did for us.
The question is one that I ask every time I see a crucifix, or a mass, so don't feel singled out (although it probably seems like you were). The main message is, that it is done, finished, we have our High Priest, our Savior, Messiah, King, and God, the ultimate Victor, and I am very thankful!
Nice to have met you!
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Jip, happy that everything is at rest know 
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But Christians need to understand that we, as in, our sins, were crucified with Christ, and that we don't need to continue crucifying Him (as in a Mass), but to repent of our sins and rejoice in His Eternal Victory over sin, death, and the devil.
I agree, well said. If an artist's intent is to continue crucifying Jesus, then I believe that is wrong, but if the intent is to use the crucifixion as a visual aid or stimulus to ask questions or provoke thought, then I believe it can be a valuable witnessing tool.
I don't know why people continue putting Christ back on the cross. It is a huge issue my parents are facing as missionaries here in Italy. The Italians insist on keeping Jesus up there and suffering, and turn away from him and worship his mother.
Another thing people need to understand is that Catholicism and true Christianity are completely different things. Yes, Catholicism falls under the secular world's umbrella of what they think Christianity is, but it's not so. That's another issue we face here, if you ask an Italian if they are a Christian, they'll look at you like you're nuts and reply, "Of course I am! What do you think I am, an animal?"
I wish the Passion movie had shown more than Jesus' last 12 hours. I wish it would've explained more the reason he died, and the significance of the resurrection. I'm glad that is at least made many people ask questions and re-think their view of who Jesus was and is and what he did.
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"The Italians insist on keeping Jesus up there and suffering, and turn away from him and worship his mother.
Not to mention that, in a sense, they also worship the Pope.
God will use everything for His purpose, even if it tries to sneak in a wrong message. He can open eyes, and He can close eyes, this is a good thing!
I'm glad I posted the question on your work of art. Nice to have met you 
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They absolutely worship the Pope as well, forgot to mention that, lol. You'd be surprised how different Catholicism here is from American Catholicism. It's actually quite evil.
Nice to have met you too!
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