A Comparison of Contemporary and Traditional Religious Art

... A Comparison of Contemporary and Traditional Religious Art Contemporary religious art has always been controversial in that the Church has always been traditional. Artwork of the Church consists of vast pieces with embellishing detail portraying events and figures of the bible, whereas much contemporary religious art would, of course, be in a more modern style, portraying similar events but in an ironic sense, to question the Church, rather than to assist it. The two types of art are strong contrasts. In their style, message and purpose. I am going to investigate the different effects of traditional and contemporary religious art, initially by comparing two contrasting artists. My studied artist F.N Souza is a contemporary artist who produces religious and erotic art. His abstract style and unusual use of media is inspirational to me. The artist I've decided to compare to F.N Souza is Michelangelo Buonarotti, an artist infamous for his fine

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