Body as image, image as body. The Christians roots of an anthropology of art
(2009) Fluid Flesh. The Body, Religion and the Visual Arts — ISBN: [978-90-5867-716-7], p. 57-63, published
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- Diane Apostolos-Cappadona leads off the second chapter with a compelling contrast of the role of the body within the Christian religious art traditions of the East and West, through the formats of icons and relics, respectively. In both cases, the presence of the human figure in religious works gains credence from the incarnation of Christ himself. Grace is imparted through the "window into eternity" of the icon, but also through the effluvia (blood, milk, and tears) related to Christ and the saints. These elements run through the entire essay, though related topics of gender conceptions and northern and southern European body images in art are intriguing side notes. The response by Ralph Dekoninck focuses more on the problem of body representation in Judeo-Christian tradition. He also comments on the contemporary uses of effluvia by artists, often in ways that are meant to replace the conference of grace with debasement.
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Dekoninck, R. (2009). Body as image, image as body. The Christians roots of an anthropology of art. In Barbara Baert (éd.) (ed.), Fluid Flesh. The Body, Religion and the Visual Arts (p. p. 57-63). Leuven University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/90206