Portrait Artist's Fascinating Decision About How To Paint Jesus After 'Encounter With Christianity'
An artist who converted to Christianity and allows faith to infuse his work has a powerful story to share — and Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair joins "The Inside Story" to break it all down.
Blair recently visited with Zimou Tan, a portrait artist, to learn about his inspiration as well as his decision not to show Jesus' faith in his religious-themed works.
"It's kind of ironic in the way that I painted Jesus because I never painted Jesus with a straight on portrait," Tan told Blair. "A lot of times I either put Him under shade, under the shadow or thinking really small, the face is not clear enough. I'm a portrait specialist. Portrait is my specialty, but I do not have that courage. I don't think that I have that right to narrow down how Jesus looked like."
Listen to Blair tell the powerful story.
An artist who converted to Christianity and allows faith to infuse his work has a powerful story to share — and Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair joins "The Inside Story" to break it all down.
Blair recently visited with Zimou Tan, a portrait artist, to learn about his inspiration as well as his decision not to show Jesus' faith in his religious-themed works.
"It's kind of ironic in the way that I painted Jesus because I never painted Jesus with a straight on portrait," Tan told Blair. "A lot of times I either put Him under shade, under the shadow or thinking really small, the face is not clear enough. I'm a portrait specialist. Portrait is my specialty, but I do not have that courage. I don't think that I have that right to narrow down how Jesus looked like."
Listen to Blair tell the powerful story.
