A conversation with iconographer Kelly Latimore

We had an enlightening conversation with iconographer Kelly Latimore on his art pieces including Christ Breaks The Rifle. He encouraged us to wrestle with this question: “What is church art for?”

Kelly writes on his website, “My hope is that these icons can do what all art can potentially do, which is, to create more dialogue. By transcending our biases, listening, and having inner silence about our convictions, our inherited traditions, or our favorite ideas we can become open to the patterns of work, knowledge and experience we may not have seen in the other or buried in ourselves. The other may have something to teach us about who God is, the world we live in, and who are our neighbors. This is the real work of being human and of art. Being more present.”

If you missed the conversation, watch the recording below.