Skip to main content

Artist reimagines Jesus Christ as fashion brand ambassadors


If you have ever caught yourself wondering how Jesus Christ would look if he was a brand ambassador for some of the world's high-end fashion labels, you have found yourself an answer!

Marc Gaba, a Filipino artist based in Manila, must have had the same nagging question because he has turned the Messiah into a fashion icon. 
Marc, who received his MFA from the University of Iowa, has presented numerous solo exhibitions in different Manila galleries such as Galleria Duemila, Silverlens, Artery Art Space, Art Informal, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. 

While focused on painting, his practice includes installation, video, books and photography. His subjects are equally diverse, exploring public space, the Internet, Catholicism, antiterrorism, Modernist abstraction and language. Before immersing himself fulltime into contemporary art, Marc was an award-winning poet and university professor.

"When I paint, I let my body have its say, and I’ve learned to trust it," says Marc. "Sometimes my mind would say that a certain area of the canvas has to be done a certain way, but if my body rejects it, I obey it, then it finds another way to solve a problem."

What do you think of Marc's LV-clad Christ? Let us know in the comments section below.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

When chocolate meets art

I heard it's National Chocolate Day, so I thought I'd share this video about Orlando's newest and sweetest attraction.

Soothing abstract paintings by Jewelle Yeung

Jewelle Yeung creates some beautiful, soothing paintings. Her vivid strokes and soft blends invite the viewer to transition between reality and the dream. They're vibrant and dynamic, but at the same time elegant and graceful. No wonder I'm finding calm today as I look through her website .  Unlike other artists who work from a sketch, Jewelle paints directly on the canvas, using flat-faced paintbrushes and pallet knives to create her pictures. "I am fascinated by dreams and how our mind processes pieces of reality into our subconscious, mixing it up, and finding its way back to our conscious mind again," she said in an interview. "I like to bring these things out in my work." Of Chinese and Filipino descent, Jewelle spent her formative years split between Hong Kong and the Philippines. After completing her under graduate in Fashion design and Technology at the University of the Arts, and obtaining a Masters Degree at the City and Guilds of L...

Eagle Blue

Set to Julia Holter's This is a True Heart, Eagle Blue follows the story of a mother eagle looking to feed her young, but is lured into the town with the temptation of an easy meal.