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GloDMLimited Edition Giclee on Canvas
"HOSANNA!" ..a narrative by its creator, Tom duBois
Signed and numbered 500 in series
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TOM DUBOIS
"While painting Hosanna!, I was totally unaware of any symbolism within it. After I finished, however, quite an incredible, visual documentary emerged! Reference after reference can be cited from Biblical text that relate directly to many vignettes in the image. I was aware that the image was bottom-heavy as I was painting, but I didn’t know how to solve the problem. The lower-half of the painting is full of activity and very rich, but the upper half does not have much going on. This ceased to concern me after I realized what the image was telling me. Our life with Christ is joyous, full, and complete! A life apart from Him becomes empty. (1 Corinthians 3:11)
And here’s an interesting comparison. The statue of Caesar displays a powerful image of idolatry. Like the “dead stones” on top of the painted pillars, the great Lord Caesar is nothing but a dead stone. This statue represents man’s way. The blooming bush overgrowing the statue bears the “living vine” that connects to the branch that bears the flower that will eventually bear fruit. (John 15:5) You can choose to follow Caesar becoming a dead stone or follow Christ and be saved. Look at Caesar, again. What is he pointing at? What falls through the emptiness? The falling flowers cut from the living vine that sustains them will soon fall to the ground and wither. These falling flowers represent all of our false gods…money, sex, drugs, alcohol and so on. When we ignore God and do things our way, the elation we think we feel is only the sensation of a freefall to the bottom. As we fall, we should hope to land in the hand drum the woman is holding out to catch us or on the shoulders of one of those following Christ - those called by God who will help us, like the Apostle is doing as he supports the old man. Their teachings will be the conduit of the Way, the Truth, and the Life!..."
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