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Art has the unique quality of being ubiquitous and is weaved into our everyday experiences. Human experiences are defined by being both physical and virtual spaces and in a variety of different contexts. It could be social, economic, cultural, personal, and so on.
‘Redemption’ is perhaps one of the most profound artworks I’ve had the opportunity to work upon.
It was late after midnight, and I had news playing in the background, and the amount of unfettered media I was consuming was inconceivable. It comes as no surprise that this skews our perception of the present.
As we stand at the threshold of this year coming to an end, I questioned myself, is there no hope left amidst this chaos?
Undoubtedly, this painting is very close to my heart. Let me explain why!
As humans, we give meaning and purpose to our life through the process of sharing our experiences, sensing energies around us, seeking out of curiosity, and shaping and sustaining meaning in our interactions with various subjects and objects. Similarly, art, at its best, allows us to do the same. We view things with a fresh perspective, enabling us to move towards the truth about things.
The true essence of this painting has religious beliefs embedded within its interpretation. It’s quite an exciting interpretation since it takes into account everything that is happening around us in this moment. It allows for an interpretation of the painting, which sees the religious symbolism as being too surreal.
There is consistent crumbling of virtue, integrity, principle, and religious values-The foundations of existing societies and defining ingredients of peace, love, and happiness within the communities. However, I firmly believe that art can redeem life by finding good, even in the worst aspect.
The image illustrates an array of colors depicting a world around us in chaos. It contains hues of yellow and undertones of orange, which generally evokes an optimistic sense of well-being. However, its encircled by a charcoal-esque black depicting the chaos surrounding us.
The strong composition of warm tones with white brush strokes conjures hopefulness and assurance within the interpreter. With all my sincerity, I have utilized this opportunity to capture the complexity of human emotion and how good and evil co-exist within the same realm.
The ability to show the real in light of the ideal and transfigure it within imagery is a skill every artist must possess. I have made a deliberate effort to represent the good in the one who can give life, bring hope and impart unconditional love to all around us.
This unconditional love that we’re discussing is directed towards the substitutionary atonement – Jesus dying for us instead of them. He redeemed us of our sins and he could do so because of the selfless love he has for us.
This form of selfless love, Agape, mentioned in the New Testament, is the fatherly love of God for humans. It is in its essence the purest form of love that exists. In the scripture the transcendent agape love is the highest form of love that moved God to send his only begotten son for the redemption of the world.
Through this visual illustration, regardless of the negativity and evil existing around us, we need to work on ourselves at a deeper level to achieve unprecedented spirituality and project it to the world in this form of love.
