Student Work
William Paterson University
I love helping people understand the Bible and God, usually that happens verbally, through conversation and discussion. However, I wanted to help people understand visually; to look at the story of the Bible in a way they haven't before. To do this I created a series titled “The Gospel Story”, 6 pieces telling the narrative of the Bible using my own visual language/style.
The Process
I created the Architecture of each Piece using an abstract, geometric illustration style. after the composition was where I wanted it, I separated each layer into shades of black and white. I stripped away the Line-work and started to experiment with color, and after many iterations and I went in and colored each tessellation to create a more dynamic Image as well as give each piece a sense of volume and depth.
My Inspiration
I took inspiration from several different sources. For the Geometric Style and Vivid colors, I looked to artist Charis Tsevis, who uses strong colors and his geometrics style to depict motion, energy and emotion in powerful ways. I also took inspiration from Edward Knippers, a painter who uses his own form of geometric abstraction to visualize the Holy Spirit and God.
As for the story telling nature of the series, I was heavily inspired by Stain Glass Windows and Tryptich's, Both being art forms that have been around for centuries and that are deeply tied to religious art and storytelling.
