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← GOD DAMN
FEEL.
The connection
FEEL. — song, scripture, image
Artist’s note forthcoming.
The source artwork
Gethsemane
- Artist
- Adam Abram
- Medium
- Oil (support not specified)
- Dimensions
- 60.96 × 91.44 cm / 24 × 36 in
- Publisher
- Altus Fine Art
Not established in the cited sources: date, current holding.
Jesus lies on the rocky ground with his face concealed in his folded arms. A shaft of light enters the garden above him. Abram’s composition gives the scene its force through the posture of the body and hands, rather than a visible facial expression. The Art Renewal Center’s exhibition record identifies the original as an oil painting measuring 24 × 36 inches. Its exact creation date, support and current holding are not documented in the cited records.
Artwork record · Altus Fine Art (opens in a new tab)The artist
Adam Abram
Contemporary artist
Abram is an artist whose Christian images are published by Altus Fine Art. Gethsemane received a merit award in the Church History Museum’s eighth International Art Competition in 2009. In the accompanying report, he described the work as concerned with enduring suffering, an emphasis carried by the figure’s posture and the light above him.
Artist background · 2009 exhibition report (opens in a new tab)Luke 22:39-46
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation." 41He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." 43An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. 45When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46"Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation."
