Thursday, September 10, 2015
Artist Makes Religious Sculptures from Weapons and Bullets
Sadly, religion and wars are often inevitably linked together. This doomed and notorious relationship inspired the American artist Al Farrow for his project Reliquaries, a series of model churches, temples and mosques and other religious instituions made from killer weapons and deadly bullets.
It’s a truly bold and provocative statment highlighting the disquieting relationship between war and religion.
In words of Al Farrow:
I am perpetually surprised by the historical and continuing partnership of war and religion. The atrocities committed in acts of war absolutely violate every tenet of religion, yet rarely do religious institutions speak against the violations committed in the name of God. Historically, Popes have even offered eternal salvation to those who fought on their behalf (The crusades, etc.).
In my constructed reliquaries, I am playfully employing symbols of war, religion and death in a facade of architectural beauty and harmony. I have allowed my interests in art history, archeology and anthropology to influence the work. The sculptures are an ironic play on the medieval cult of the relic, tomb art, and the seductive nature of objects commissioned and historically employed by those seeking position of power.
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