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Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. It was erected in 1966 as a "Sacred Project" by populist and white supremacist Gerald L. K. Smith. The statue stands 65.5 feet (20.0 meters) high.
Dooley's medium was usually scrap-metal or bronze. He sculpted mainly religious works including the Risen Christ in the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Redemption (a collaborative work with Ann McTavish) in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, The Resurrection of Christ at Princes Park Methodist Church in Toxteth, a Madonna and Child at St Faith's Church in Crosby, and a sculpture entitled ...
The Rock was painted with the slogan "Spartan Strong" after the 2023 Michigan State University shooting. The paint on the UM rock was part of a broader campuswide expression of solidarity with MSU, and mirrored a message on MSU's Rock. The paint on the UM Rock remained for multiple days, and the memorial on the MSU Rock stayed in place for months.
The painting shows Christ as a Mescalero holy man, standing on the sacred Sierra Blanca, greeting the sun. A sun symbol is painted on his left palm; he holds a deer hoof rattle in his right hand.
The work is made of mixed materials, including sticks, plaques of agave fiber, and plaster. The black color is not original but the result of having been exposed for centuries to smoke and dust, the buildup of soot from candles and oil lamps, and pigment and pollen from the red ñuk'chu flowers that are showered on the statue when it is taken in procession on Holy Monday.
The statue earned the nickname ‘Christ with a ball.’ In the end, after surveying the land, a design was decided upon of Christ with his arms wide open in an Art Deco style.” View this post ...
[5] [6] Matuatonga, as god of growth, was often contrasted with another atua, Matuatehe, god of decay, [7] who is identified with the figure on the rear side of the sculpture. [8] In pre-European times, the tribes around Lake Rotorua would travel to the location where Matuatonga stood on Mokoia Island each year during the planting season for ...
By RYAN GORMAN X-rays have revealed that a statue of Christ has human teeth. The Lord of Patience statue in the parish of San Bartolo Cuautlalpan is famous for being covered in blood and depicting ...