This book pairs Gary
Bunt's poems and paintings.
The paintings are
playful. Jesus appears with beard and white robes, a cliché, but
the context is a modern(ish) land, for example the Three Wise Man are
flat-cap wearing and arrive on bicycles. But also Jesus is
accompanied by a faithful dog, it is funny that a canine can give a
humanising touch.
There is often a gap
in religious art between twee Victorian pastiche and the high end
contemporary – there is room for thoughtful but gentle works, and I
hope that Bunt wouldn't be too offended by being put in that bracket.
Of the poems, some
have a witty charm that echoes the paintings, many in the voice of
Jesus' dog, but some seem a little glib, or trot out simplistic
doctrinal statements, and I am not sure if these should be read
tongue in cheek or not.
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