Station of the Cross # 6 Print

AVAILABLE FOR SALE ONLY IN PRINT FORMAT; THE ORIGINAL WORK ON CANVAS IS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL. This mixed media artwork is from a series of fourteen stretched canvases entitled, THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS. All of the originals are from The Permanent Collection at THE PHILADELPHIA EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL, which is located next to the campuses of Drexel University and The University of Pennsylvania (38th and Ludlow Streets, just north of Chestnut Street). These originals are not for sale, however prints of them are available through Saatchi On Line. The Dean of the Cathedral, The Rt. Rev. Judith Sullivan, and her clergy and staff sponsor a number of programs to help the local community; moreover, all of the artist’s proceeds from the sales of these prints will support the Episcopal Cathedral Weekly Food Bank, which helps to feed fifty local families. WHAT ARE THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS? These fourteen artworks act as Lenten meditation tools, which depict scenes from the final hours of Christ. They are executed as wall reliefs in plaster or wood, paintings, or sculptures. Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, and Anglican Catholic churches display them all year on their left and right walls. My STATIONS are mixed media wall assemblages executed on stretched, primed canvases. They incorporate many items from nature including bones, seeds, rose stems, mammal skulls, and glazed sugar. No animals were harmed to obtain the bones, which were all found in nature. My works also include castings of objects that I created and photographic images I chanced upon on the streets or in trash dumpsters. Some of these photos were altered by hand or digital means. I also used original photos taken by myself. Station number SIX is entitled, VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF CHRIST. This wall assemblage was executed in mixed media on stretched canvas. Veronica, a woman in the crowd that lined the way to Calvary, stepped in front of Christ and washed the blood and dirt from His face. According to Early Christian legend, an exact facial imprint of Jesus was immediately transferred onto her cloth. I wanted this canvas to have the appearance of an ancient wall. I wanted the viewer to feel as if she or he was looking into a timeless place, a place where the blood covered face of Christ still haunts humanity with unconditional love. I used only two colors in this STATION, which were crimson, representing the royal blood, and gold, to symbolize royal sacrifice. I used only two symbols, which were the face of Jesus and the segment of a real rosebush twig that was treated with polymers and dipped in gold dust. I hand painted the face on parchment and then scanned the image for duplication. Thirteen smaller versions of this image were attached around the central drawing via the use of natural glue. My other materials included metallic thread, acrylic polymer emulsions, acrylic paint, gloss acrylic gel, India ink, parchment, rice paper, gold dust, and stretched canvas over wood.

Print:Giclee on Photo Paper

Size:6 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:11.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

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