Comments on: Easter Ideas (III)

By: preachersa2z

preachersa2z — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:09:15 +0000

Thanks for your comment. The colours…and the image, really jump out at you, don’t they? You can read an interview with the artist here: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/alfonso-ossorio-interview-5517

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:11:53 +0000

Funny, when I looked at this painting, it didn’t shout ‘angry’ at me at all, it shouted Holy Trinity – God’s hands, the Holy Spirit in the heart of Jesus – and I really really like it. Is it named ‘Angry Jesus’? I could look at it for hours and hours. So alive, so vibrant.

By: Art vs The Church « Changing Worship

Art vs The Church « Changing Worship — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:08:47 +0000

[…] Richard Littledale asks an interesting question on his blog about this piece of art by Alfonso Ossorio. He wanted to know “How would you feel looking at this image on a Sunday”? As you can see, this is a mural placed behind the altar in a church. As the Eucharist is celebrated this image dominates the scene. Personally, I love it. It conveys such vivid imagery and deep theological meaning. I wonder if I could find a good quality image of it for use on Easter Sunday Morning. […]

By: Changing Worship

Changing Worship — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:12:40 +0000

I’d love to look at that image on a Sunday.