Tag: Art
Caravaggio exhibition arrives in Rome for the Jubilee
The latest art instalment running from 7 March until 6 July, for the Jubilee, will see a major exhibition at Palazzo Barberini dedicated to Caravaggio.
A Brush with faith: The Archbishop
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of our own Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, we decided to feature this portrait, painted by classical-realist Sydney-based artist Sally Ryan in 2020, just before everything shut down through COVID.
Anthony Cleary: Art should not mock, but should reveal what is...
All too often, we are confronted by images that shock us and make us angry. The images leave a lasting impression. This is certainly true of the Olympic opening ceremony’s tasteless bastardisation of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” Instead we should value art that reveals the good, true and beautiful.
The re-enchantments of Michael Galovic
Iconographer Michael Galovic cements his status as Australia’s leading religious artist with his new monograph, Sailing Back to Byzantium. The lavishly-produced collection shows the artist’s capacity to bring the traditional icon into dialogue with modern art. He transforms both, and affirms the power of the sacred arts in a fragmented world, writes Adam Wesselinoff
Marijan’s prayer in stone will last a thousand years
Celebrated artist Marijan Bekic is carving a three-metre high statue of Our Lady of Fatima that will be seen by thousands of western Sydney motorists passing his St Mary’s parish each day.
Beauty and joy at the heart of priestly portraits
Charbel Bousamra is lending his artistic talent to drawing caricatures of well-known local and international Catholic leaders.
Connecting youth and seniors through creativity
The French painter Henri Matisse said creativity takes courage, and that’s certainly true of Eterio Herrera.
After early retirement at IBM when he was in...
The Christmas Story Art Exhibition 2022
The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition
The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition magazine is an initiative by Sydney Catholic Schools. The exhibition invites...
New art damns war’s lie
Leading iconographer and artist Michael Galovic has created his own deeply-felt response to the war in Ukraine in his latest work, Ukraine Response.
The artwork...
Clancy Prize celebrates art and faith
Students in Catholic secondary schools across Sydney have celebrated their artistic talents and their dedication to the faith at the same time through participating...
Masterpiece marks 200 years of Catholic Education
A three-piece artwork created by students to mark 200 years of Catholic education in Australia has received an official welcome at De La Salle...
I was in prison and He visited me
Maximum security inmates in central west NSW create stunning chapel artwork.
Prisons are generally not known as places to find beauty, but that all depends...