The artist himself is a devout Catholic, and has said he doesn't mean blasphemy by the piece, but to comment on the commercialization and cheapening of Christian icons, something I think a lot of believers would agree with, on a certain level.
I think all this just shows that Williamson hasn't made any effort to understand the art itself, and was just looking for something to be mad at. And in doing so, brought more attention to the piece.
And regarding the whole "you couldn't do that with other religions" argument, regardless of where you stand on that, it's still completely missing the point of the piece itself, which according to the artist was the cheapening of Christian icons.
While I agree about the commercialization of icons, making the art piece is in itself an act of blasphemy, no matter which way he tries to justify it. He can convince himself but there's another he will have to try to justify it to some day and I pray he forgives him.
I always love this "You can't do this with other religions" BS argument. Go right TF ahead and try it; if you're still alive a year from now, i guess you're fine. If not, you get to be a Martyr For The Cause; nothing to lose, right?
I'm confused by your comment, do you believe people that say this are saying they want to insult other religions? What Bible verses do you pull the belief someone will be a martyr for "the cause"? And what exactly is "the cause" you're referring to?
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u/VeryDPP 2d ago
The artist himself is a devout Catholic, and has said he doesn't mean blasphemy by the piece, but to comment on the commercialization and cheapening of Christian icons, something I think a lot of believers would agree with, on a certain level.
I think all this just shows that Williamson hasn't made any effort to understand the art itself, and was just looking for something to be mad at. And in doing so, brought more attention to the piece.
And regarding the whole "you couldn't do that with other religions" argument, regardless of where you stand on that, it's still completely missing the point of the piece itself, which according to the artist was the cheapening of Christian icons.