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The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions Of Faith
The Next Generation Contemporary Expressions Of Faith Author:Patricia C. Pongracz, Wayne Roosa The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith is a fully illustrated scholarly catalog accompanying the juried exhibition of the same name organized by the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) on display in the summer 2005. The Next Generation demonstrates how in painting, collage, sculpture, film, photography, mixed-media, and computer aided... more » design, artists continue to draw from both the rich visual heritage and traditions of Judeo-Christian art, interpreting, combining and at times redefining its symbolism for a twenty-first century audience. Professor Wayne Roosa gives the art historical context in which the artists continue to participate and define. Patricia C. Pongracz, Chief Curator of MOBIA, takes care to provide a portrait of the artists and their work in both the entries and resumes published in the catalog. Each artist entry includes the artist's statement about the particular work on display (not to be misread as a general statement about their art and beliefs) and lists educational background and current professional affiliation. The artists' resumes, edited to include selected awards, exhibition histories, collections, and publications, are recorded in the appendix. This primary material is invaluable because it allows the artists to speak directly to the role faith may play in their creative processes. Read together the resumes also begin to suggest larger trends related to the current production and display of Judeo-Christian art, an avenue of research MOBIA will pursue in the future in exhibitions and publications.« less