"Hmm… I did what?!”Was walking with John in Glorietta yesterday when we saw a big, disconcerting statue of cyber-savvy Jesus, prominently displayed at Goodwill Bookstore’s second level window. That stopped us in our tracks, but after the initial feeling of getting weirded out, we found the whole thing quite amusing. The smaller statue (below), an SMS-ing Savior, is about three or so feet tall. They kind of remind me of four things, actually: Buddy Jesus from Kevin Smith’s Dogma (a grinning, winking version), paintings of Jesus with a Harley Davidson (or a guitar), a sculpture series of Jesus playing sports (featured years back in Conan O’Brien… Jesus teaches martial arts to children!), and lastly, a breastfeeding Mary statue (we have this in the house… found it a tad strange when I was young). These renditions make the imagery more relevant, and a more conscious departure from the gloomy, centuries-old iconography. They might border on blasphemy or sacrilege for some, but hey, they at least make the Christian pantheon’s central figures seem more accessible… and, oddly enough, fun.
“Phone spam again? Must… turn… the other… cheek…”
6 comments:
The online Jesus is actually a half-figure, I think. Will he blog? Will he surf porn and chastise those who want to throw the first stone?
Sky- Yep, it's a half-figure, but it's proportioned like a human. It's not noticeable that he doesn't have a lower half when you're looking out the window because of the angle.
Yeah, he'll probably blog and immerse himself in online human habits were he alive today. That would be interesting. But, Son of God or not, he'll find the 21st century a tough place to survive in. :D
oh wow! that was weird... and yeah, funny. hehe.
i hope lightning won't strike me for saying that.
Hey Jamie,
It's weird and funny, yes. :)
Saying that won't earn you a lightning bolt, don't worry. ;)
KRAKA-BOOMMM!!!!!
It's not lightning, but thunder is pretty close...
I think it's only right to put Jesus in a contemporary setting, that way He's more accessible.
And isn't that what He wanted in the first place? :)
Hey Reno!
Yep, accessibility is key to any religion's success, I suppose.
What he wanted? Perhaps. Can't speak for deities. :)
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