The Christian Story

Five Asian Artists Today

• Author(s): Patricia Pongracz, Volker Ku ster, John Wesley Cook, Museum of Biblical Art,
• Publisher: Museum of Biblical Art
• Pages: 167
• ISBN_10: 1904832202
  ISBN_13: 9781904832201
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General , Art / Asian / General , Art / Techniques / Painting , Art / Techniques / General , Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious ,

Description:... This colourful catalogue features paintings and statements by five leading contemporary Asian artists, Sawai Chinnawong (Thailand), He Qi (China), Nalini Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Nyoman Darsane (Bali) and Wisnu Sasongko (Thailand), which highlight the very different ways artists of diverse cultures today perceive Biblical tales. Over 40 new paintings are explored showing how the Judeo-Christian narrative has been adapted for both western and indigenous audiences. Though greatly influenced by regional and cultural traditions, many of these artists have also been exposed to western Judeo-Christian teachings, and it is this mixture of influences which is so striking in their work. The book considers the importance of these works to the development and exportation of Asian Biblical Art to the West and its reception, audience and patronage.