INFINITE HOPE Jesus Christ Sculpture on Display for Grand Rapids Michigan ART PRIZE September 23-October 10





I am  very exicited to be participating in the Grand Rapids Michigan  ART PRIZE contest! It was open to artists  worldwide and  $500,000 in cash is being awarded to the top 10 pieces of art. Winners will be determined by public popularity vote. And the top 3 winners will be on permanent display in the city of Grand Rapids. This is the very first year of the contest  and about  1200 artists were able to fins spaces to display their art throughtout the city. My piece is on display in a wonderful, beautiful gallery  called   OPEN CONCEPT GALLERY (50 Louis St NW  6th floor, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2680  (616) 233-9722).










"Infinite Hope"  is my biggest project to date! It is a sculpture I made primarily of wood, foam and crystals. Through research, I learned that Jesus was 5'3' tall (which made him actually a tall Jewish man at that time). I used cooper tubing to make his 5'3'' skeleton and then built from there. After sealing the sculpture, I utilized a metallic paint to give Jesus a metal look (thus avoiding the weight of a metal sculpture- while achieving the look I desired). The actual sculpting portion of this work took 4 1/2 months to complete. I then spent the past 10 months encrusting Jesus with almost 250,000 Swarovski crystals (four different types of Swarovski crystals were used). To me the brilliance  of the crystalized Jesus symbolizes all
of the hope religion and my faith bring to me.

 



"Infinite Hope" started as my way of expressing what faith and religion mean to me. Over the past several years I have witnessed how religion has often been misused to separate and divide people.  Throughout history, countries have fought countless wars that were based on the
inability to accept others' faith and differences.

I am a simple person with simple beliefs. I don't think religion should be about exclusion- I believe all religions should be based on unconditional love and learning to understand and co-exist with all of our neighbors (even when their beliefs vary significantly from our own). It should not matter what anyone's particular faith is- in my simple way of thinking, my "religion" gives me
INFINITE HOPE in this life and in the after-life.


If you are in Grand Rapids in the coming weeks, check out the show, (and vote for me, if you love the piece!)   The show is going to be  quite amazing and sure to grow in leaps and bounds in  coming years! I was very lucky to get in this first year!







T-shirts  NOW  AVAILABLE!
Style 1  Mini Cross                                   Style 2 Full Cross


By popular demand, I have been asked to create  Jesus T-Shirts using photos of my art!
I have  created 2 different styles, using 2 different images.  I have  all sizes. 
You can specify size when you order. 100%  pre-shrunk cotton!

 $19.99 +  $4  shipping  in the US

Body Measurements (in inches)
 Size                   S            M            L          XL          XXL
  Chest          34-36      38-40      42-44     46-48      50-52
Body Length   27           29           30           31           31.5

e-mail me to place an order  -  You can pay online  with  PayPal.

 





 

Posted by Quinn Gregory Swarovski Art at 9/18/2009 10:36 AM
Categories: Special Pieces
 

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