Postmodern Bible Stories

[jabez7]

I recently started illustrating bible stories with different styles..an idea I got from something Relevant magazine did.
It was suggested that I consolidate these images into a single thread.. so here they'll be.

Revelation 12's red dragon and woman clothed in sun. Going for a Mignola style.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/corleyms/red_dragon.jpg

Jonah, syled like old japanese scrolls
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/corleyms/lost.jpg

Remake of Hugo van der Goes "the fall of man", it was meant to be in a gorillaz style.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/corleyms/cunning.jpg

Demon possessed man from Mark 5, made to look creepy and scratchy,
(Updated slightly from last showing, I messed a bit more with the highlights.. and dark parts..)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/corleyms/demon_possessed.jpg

[Threshold]

Hmm, interesting. I'm confused as to why you use the term "postmodern."
Technically, this is all very impressive. It's stylistically versatile.
On a related note, is the nudity in the garden scene entirely necessary?

[Number_6]

Nice stuff. My only major problem is with the Jonah one. I like the style, but Jonah's face doesn't do anything for me. He looks bored, not like he's about to be eaten by a whale.


On a related note, is the nudity in the garden scene entirely necessary?

That's what they said to Michelangelo about the Siestine chapel.

[Goog]

I was a bit confused about the title too. Postmodernism and the Bible don't exactly get along :). Love that second one, that style is one of my favorite to see.

[Lohan]

i feel like the last one is definately the weekest and most "art student who doesnt draw at all" ish. I know this is not the case because the other ones are quite sweet. Just nothing about the last one- technique, composition, subject matter, do I find interesting at all, while on the others almost all 3 of those categories stick out to me. :)

[Bai Fan]

On a related note, is the nudity in the garden scene entirely necessary?


I seem to remember the bible saying something about them being nude.

[Zergaloth]

Well they didn't wear any clothes... They're always depicted with a little
leaf on their privates parts, though this shame came only later on.
I think the flower and the hand make up good for that.

I like these images, and wish you'd post more.
Last one is indeed the weakest.

[deomonte21]

I like the idea of visually telling the stories in different styles a lot. Just for the sake of sounding redundant I agree I like the last one the least. I do like the first 2 a lot though.
Some other cool ideas if you don't mind:

Noahs ark
David and Goliath
Destruction of Sodom and Gamora
The plauge on egypt killing the first born

I think anyone one of these would look cool in a different art form than the norm. Love the stuff and keep up the good work

[jabez7]

Thanks for the comments everyone.
To answer some of them:
on the nudity in the garden scene.. yes they were naked in the garden and didnt cover up until they had both eaten the fruit.. I technically could have put leaves and stuff over their privates.. well eve's boobs because thats the only nudity that is really showing.. but as stated, this was a remake to Hugo van der Goes painting "The Fall of Man" which if you look at the original image.. they were naked. the same way as I drew them..

On another note.. why postmodern? maybe my usage of the word is incorrect... here is the definition from dictionary.com..
post·mod·ern: Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes.
Is my usage of the word still incorrect? if so, I appologise for my lack of knowledge of english words.. and their correct usage. :)

Jonahs face being bored looking... well, I suppose I see that now. I had looked up a bunch of different reference pictures.. japanese scrolls. and all the ones I found. their faces were. solemn. so thats how it turned out.. but thanks for the input Number-6 .

And about the 'last' one.. well. . I guess my vision for what it would look like didnt come off well at all..
Thanks again for the input everyone!
More are on the way!

[thundercake]

I love the Jonah one, it really rings of old ukiyo-e prints :) These are all good quality. Very interesting idea!

[spacemunky1117]

These are pretty cool, especially the dragon one, and the fall of man... technically well done and visualized, but that jonah one looks almost like a direct grab from Hokusai's "the wave" only the boat is replaced with the samurai 'jonah' and a fish behind the wave...

The last one is nicely done, but just kinda boring... it looks like it could just use something else, or more fine tuning.

[fishw]

damn you're versatile, Adam's quality

[evildragonfire]

is the nudity in the garden scene entirely necessary?


I allways love people who are so afraid they may see a booby. Look at alot of the religious (christian) paintings from the rennesiance, those paintings have more nudity in them than many porn sites on the web. Want to know why? The art was painted by artist's who used the idea(s) of "original sin" as a way to be able to include the beauty of the human body in they're paintings, also as a way to humanize the characters and make them relateable to the common person who is veiwing them. I think that the Adam & Eve illustration is the strongest one! :)

I like the "Beast" from revelations also, however, it has been done many times, and usually the same way. The one of Jonah is very bland. The posessed guy is well.......................weak, very.

[Threshold]

On a related note, is the nudity in the garden scene entirely necessary?

Maybe I should rephrase that. I'm not afraid of artistic nudity. I've got a copy of Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing, which I study almost daily. I'm not going to get into a discussion about where the line lies between pr0n and art, but I'll say for the record, of course I think that this topic is art.
That'd be... really weird otherwise.
So: my questioning should have been more about the "obviousness" with which Adam and Eve are covering themselves. Adam actually has a hand in the way, and the reason most renaissance artists used the "conveniently-placed plant/clothing" technique was:
In the absence of knowledge of nakedness, one cannot exactly be nude.
It's always just seemed awkward when Adam or Eve covers him/her self but shouldn't know any better. At the same time, the easiest way to preserve " "necessary" " decency has been to just strategically position an otherwise useless plant.