Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Angels aren't wimpy

Somehow I got on the Catholic Online email list. They recently sent a message hocking a book called The Angels and their Mission. I found some of their graphics funny.

Just say no to wimpy angels.Instead, angels are mighty warriors! So they proffer this 17th century image of St. Michael by some artist dude named Guido Reni as a more sensible depiction of heaven's messengers:Which is cool and all. We have this St. Michael statue in Michael & Nicky's room which seems to be modeled on Reni's portrait:
The trouble is, angels are spiritual beings, so it's not really more accurate to portray them in frou-frou body armor with swords than in a cutesy Precious Moments way. Which has me wondering...aren't there any modern artists making cutting-edge angel art? I don't think I've seen any representations that don't involve white robes, effeminate hair, and feathery wings. If we want to accurately promote relevant tough guy angels, they should wear camo and wield assault rifles and grenades. If I was better at Photoshop and the like, I'd try it out, but you probably get my drift.

1 comment:

Nate said...

Don't forget about Clarence the angel...though I guess he hadn't earned his wings yet