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Masters Of Light: Coming Unto Christ Through Inspired Devotional Art, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

BYU Studies Quarterly

Herman du Toit. Masters of Light: Coming unto Christ through Inspired Devotional Art.

Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 2016.

By Simple Yet Propitious Means: The Art Of Jorge Cocco Santangelo, Herman Du Toit

BYU Studies Quarterly

Inspired devotional art always strives for essential meaning, communicating across the widest range of cultural boundaries. This kind of art has always resisted the vanities of idiosyncratic expression, striving instead to subordinate the artist’s personal virtuosity to the sacral nature of its subject matter. There have been few artists of repute who have achieved this fine balance in their work. Jorge Cocco Santangelo, or “Cocco” as he is known, is one such artist who has devoted his professional career to the creation of art as an expression of his testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. His work recently …

The Temple, A Holy School

BYU Studies Quarterly

The Education in Zion Gallery in BYU’s Joseph F. Smith Building houses two murals, standing nearly twenty feet tall. One is of the Kirtland Temple and the other depicts Brigham Young Academy. It is not by accident that these murals face each other, for both represent houses of learning and the importance of the sacrifice involved in educating the whole soul.

Minerva Teichert: Pageants In Paint., Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

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The Artwork Of Ron Richmond: Catharsis No. 27 And Triplus, Josh E. Probert

BYU Studies Quarterly

The artworks of Ron Richmond are christological metaphors that induce stillness and reflection. The rich colors and the juxtaposition of photo-real forms against muted, simple backgrounds draws viewers into Richmond’s sacred spaces and invites them to “meditate upon these things” (1 Tim 4:15).

The Family History Artworks Of Valerie Atkisson, Josh E. Probert

BYU Studies Quarterly

Valerie Atkisson, an artist who lives in the Bronx, New York, exemplifies a generation of Mormon artists who are at home navigating the world of Contemporary art while maintaining their personal and spiritual identity. Family history, transgenerational inquiry, and relatedness have been the majority subjects of Atkisson’s work thus far. “What began as an interest in my ancestors has turned into an insatiable desire to know as much about them as possible,” she says. “[My work] is a continuation of them, not just that my flesh and blood are a part of them, but the remembrance is also an extension …

Looking North To Moroni, Kerry Soper

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Children Of The World, Greg Olsen

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Imparting One To Another: The Role Of Humility, Charity, And Consecration Within An Artistic Community, Tanya Rizzuti

BYU Studies Quarterly

A few weeks ago, there was a yard sale down the street from my mother's house. I struck up a conversation with the woman running the sale and discovered she was an artist, so I asked to see her work. The two pieces she showed me, both paintings on stone, were of great beauty. The artist spoke of her work and her creation process with a confidence that made me take a second look at her, a talented person who like millions of others around the world will probably never be widely known. She is a barmaid. When the woman …

Artworks In The Celestial Room Of The First Nauvoo Temple, Jill C. Major

BYU Studies Quarterly

Because of the scant time the first Nauvoo temple was open for sacred ordinances, portraits of prominent Nauvoo citizens were borrowed to adorn the temple walls. Brigham Young and the temple portrait for display in the temple. The presence of these images demonstrates how carefully Brigham Young and the temple committee arranged every detail of the temple experience to make it meaningful and purposeful, even while they planned to abandon the City of Joseph. Knowing about the portraits also adds to our knowledge of the importance of art in the Nauvoo culture. What follows is an identification of the portraits …

Mahonri Young: His Life And Art Thomas E. Toone; A Song Of Joys: The Biography Of Mahonri Mackintosh Young—Sculptor, Painter, Etcher Norma S. Davis, Todd A. Britsch

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Thomas E. Toone. Mahonri Young: His Life and Art. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1997. xiii; 206 pp. Chronology, illustrations, notes, index. $75.00.

Norma S. Davis. A Song of Joys: The Biography of Mahonri Mackintosh Young—Sculptor, Painter, Etcher. Provo, Utah: M. Seth and Maurine D. Horne Center for the Study of Art, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1999. 305 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $65.00.

A Jewel In The Gardens Of Paradise: The Art And Architecture Of The Hawai'i Temple, Paul L. Anderson

BYU Studies Quarterly

For seventy years, the Hawai'i Temple (now called the La'ie Hawai'i Temple) has stood like a timeless vision of paradise, white and gleaming between emerald mountains and a sapphire sea. Some visitors have seen in its noble form and lush gardens a resemblance to the Taj Mahal or some wonder of the ancient world. However, my own reaction upon approaching the temple for the first time was surprise. My lifelong familiarity with the building had come from handsome and exotic color photographs in Church magazines, and I was amazed to discover how much smaller the temple is than I had …

Four Lds Perspectives On Images Of Christ: Introduction, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies Quarterly

As members of a Christ-centered church and consumers of a proliferation of visual images, Latter-day Saints face the enigma of wanting to know their Savior but not having a detailed description of either his mortal or resurrected physical appearance. how should an artist depict Christ? Why do individual members have both strong attachments and aversions to certain images? What conscious principles, if any, stand behind the selection of images for use in official and unofficial LDS publications?

That's Not My Jesus: An Artist's Personal Perspective On Images Of Christ, James C. Christensen

BYU Studies Quarterly

When I was growing up, I was taught that we should not have pictures and statues of Christ on our homes or meetinghouses. Nothing was to come between us and the individual image each of us had of the Lord we worshipped. Now members of the LDS Church are expressing a need for a good image of the Savior that they can reflect upon. For artists, that shift becomes a major challenge as they work to create the desired imaged.

"That's How I Imagine He Looks": The Perspective Of A Professor Of Religion, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

BYU Studies Quarterly

"Images of Christ in Latter-day Saint Visual Culture" by Noel Carmack offers an outline of the history of the Latter-day Saint use of images depicting Christ, pointing out influences and tensions that Carmack argues directed the choice of these images from 1890 to 1999. My own approach to this historical pattern is a simpler one: the selection of images of Christ by most Latter-day Saints today is influenced more than anything else by the Saints' cultural background, which determines how they think Jesus would look; and the proliferation of these images is largely an economic issue and a result of …

Images Of Christ In Latter-Day Saint Visual Culture, 1900-1999, Noel A. Carmack

BYU Studies Quarterly

The motivating impact that visual images of Christ have on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be overestimated. Such images often induce feelings of faith and devotion in responsive viewers. For example, Church member Lisa Gemperline of Kaysville, Utah, wrote to the Ensign saying:

Passing a local art gallery one day, I paused, struck by the beauty of painting of Jesus Christ on display. My heart was touched as I looked at the face of the Savior, and I wished I had had the painting in my own home. Afterward, I found myself thinking about …

"What Think Ye Of Christ?" An Art Historian's Perspective, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

In "Images of Christ," Noel Carmack has performed a real service on several fronts. In my response, I would like to suggest some modifications to his comments and, more importantly, discuss some features that I believe a great painting of Christ must have if it is to produce a spiritual change in the lives of its viewers.

Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies Quarterly

President Gordon B. Hinckley's initiative to build many more temples around the world underscores how far many Latter-day Saints reside from their sacred buildings. In particular, travel to Utah's pioneer temples is frequently prohibitive. In the spirit of making temples accessible to all Latter-day Saints, this article brings to Saints worldwide an appreciative view of some of the Manti Temple murals.

Minerva! The Story Of An Artist With A Mission Elaine Cannon And Shirley A. Teichert, Robert C. Freeman

BYU Studies Quarterly

Elaine Cannon and Shirley A. Teichert. Minerva! The Story of an Artist with a Mission. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1997. 156 pp. Index. $19.95.

"A Memorable Creation": The Life And Art Of Effie Marquess Carmack, Noel A. Carmack

BYU Studies Quarterly

A woman who could have surrendered to the barrages of adversity, Carmack challenged the inevitable, just kept going if the inevitable won, and created beauty in the meantime.

Outward Bound: A Painting Of Religious Faith, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

In 1876, LDS artist George M. Ottinger uniquely and accurately depicted the January 1853 departure of the Mormon emigrant ship Golconda from the Liverpool harbor.

Testimony In Art: John Hafen's Illustrations For “O My Father”, Dawn Pheysey

BYU Studies Quarterly

When artist John Hafen was a young man, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent him to the Julian Academy in Paris so that he could improve his skills and further the kingdom by painting murals for the Church. Towards the end of his life, Hafen used the artistic skills he had developed to create eight illustrations for the famous poem “O My Father” by Eliza R. Snow. His lifetime of struggle gave him a spiritual maturity that is clear in his sincere and beautiful work. The art for "O My Father" has been called one …

Lux Aeterna, Hagen G. Haltern

BYU Studies Quarterly

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“Ye Shall See The Heavens Open”: Portrayal Of The Divine And The Angelic In Latter-Day Saint Art, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

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The Paradox Of Silence In The Arts And Religion, Jon D. Green

BYU Studies Quarterly

Through paradoxical silences, some artists convey their anguish over heaven's unresponsiveness in the face of evil. But in religion silence often conveys God's presence and sorrow.

Picturing The Nauvoo Legion, Glen M. Leonard

BYU Studies Quarterly

Now out of favor as a subject for artists, the Nauvoo Legion was in the last century both vilified and commemorated in images where some uniforms and settings are surprisingly accurate.

Sacred Connections: Lds Pottery In The Native American Southwest, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

LDS themes expressed via tribal art traditions provide a path to appreciating the Native American artists' connections to the land, the family, and a spirituality in and through all things.

Quiet Acts Of Religious Devotion: The Art Of Judith Mehr, Richard G. Oman

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Richard Burde: Spiritual Reflections, Richard G. Oman, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Harwood And Haag Paint Paris, Doris R. Dant, Linda Jones Gibbs

BYU Studies Quarterly

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