“Now that’s the cup of a Carpenter”
digital sketch
Adobe Sketchbook
Artist: Joshua Smith
Copyright 2020

“Now that’s the cup of a Carpenter”
Notes from the artist:
This is a digital sketch with plans for a larger application in digital print or AR. The concept in this illustration is entangled with religious symbolism and the pattern is relevant to my opinions on theoretical physics’ multi-verse concept. Some questions come to mind for me when considering this work; 1. What is Earth’s religious history in other dimensions (if of course there is an Earth at all)?
2. Do Judeo Christian beliefs have as much territory in other worlds? 3. If not... what other religion is most common? 4. Is there a parallel to our history or is there simply another manifestation entirely?
I have mixed in Greco-Roman symbols and 20th Century Literary reference imagery of vampires and dragons. The vampirism could also be attributed to satan’s serpent form in Genesis. The cloaked and bleeding hand could be seen as the Savior or simply an ordained personality postering as a martyr. My general beliefs are to always question and challenge authority. This condition makes me weary of “organized” religious events or groups.
Personally, I believe the positive congregating of any group can have major positive affects on a community. If the god is peaceful so will be the followers, right? My eternal life in heavenly peace is not disturbed because someone else does not believe what I believe.

Regards,
Joshua Smith


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Where are we? Are we still in Post-Modernism? Or maybe we are Interim-Populism? We ignore the derivative incantations of contemporaries and revel in narcissistic social media outlets at nauseam.
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