Catholic vantage - pop, crass, badly designed uber-kitsch: conflicted intimacy 1

Catholic vantage - ?pop, crass, badly designed but cool uber-kitsch Catholic Vantage is foremost a pictorial research project that explores the representation of mainly Christian figures, artefacts, buildings, shrines etc. in terms of their perceived (universal) beauty & power within contemporary society. It juxtaposes universal (historical) elements and understanding of beauty with a more modern, contemporary approach.The digitally produced pictures are uber-kitsch, sarcastic and somewhat badly designed mixed media collages (photo, drawing, painting). The image material I am using in this series is primarily the result of my walks around towns and villages. I am not using any material downloaded from the Internet. By weaving different images together I attempt to create stories and allegories in pictorial form. The work in its entirety responds to the dynamics of the current renewed art market and the culture ... read more: http://jayrechsteiner.com/catholic_vantage.htm