Edward Knippers
Edward Knippers | |
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| Born | 1946 |
| Education | Asbury College University of Tennessee |
| Known for | Large scale paintings |
| Notable work | Biblical narratives featuring nude figures |
Edward Knippers (born 1946) is an American artist,[1] his major works are large scale paintings depicting biblical narratives featuring nude figures.
Edward Knippers attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky where he attained a BA in fine arts. He later studied at the University of Tennessee and attained a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting. He studied in the studios of Zao Wou-Ki in 1970 and Otto Eglau in 1976 at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg. In 1976, he was awarded the Prize of Salzburg in print-making. In 1980, he was a fellow at S. W. Hayter's Atelier 17 in Paris. He also studied at the Sorbonne and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Since 1983, Knippers has focused his work on Biblical narratives in which the characters are shown in the nude.
His images push both at art historical norms and evangelical sensibilities. Yet despite this tension, over the course of Knippers’ career he has continually exhibited in evangelical and religious venues. The artistic quality and theological depth of Knippers’ artwork provides a path for evangelicals to contemplate the significance of Incarnation in an evangelical aesthetic of nudity and pursue an overarching philosophy of art.
— Rondall Reynoso, [2]
In his work, Knippers explores the relationship between Christian faith and the creation of outstanding new visual art. His art is large in scale.[3]
Knippers is an Anglican,[2]: 12 he and his wife attend Truro Church (Fairfax, Virginia) where he sings in the choir.[1]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Migliazzo 2002, p. 363.
- ^ a b Reynoso, Rondall (n.d.), "That's not Art…That's Nekkid: Edward Knippers and the Aesthetic of Nudity in Evangelical Christianity", academia.edu, retrieved 2016-08-12
- ^ Reynoso, Rondall (n.d.), "The Cross, The Wilderness, and The Virgin: The Contemporary Christian Iconography of Edward Knippers", academia.edu, retrieved 2016-08-12
Sources[edit]
- Migliazzo, Arlin C. (2002). Teaching as an Act of Faith: Theory and Practice in Church-related Higher Education. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-2221-6.
Further reading[edit]
- Ahmanson, Roberta Green; Fox, Howard N.; Dyrness, William; Prescott, Theodore L.; Verdon, Timothy; Walford, E. John (2015). Violent Grace: A Retrospective. SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks. ISBN 978-1-934491-48-5.
- Felix, Steven (30 January 2015). Pentecostal Aesthetics: Theological Reflections in a Pentecostal Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-29162-1.
- Smith, Jonathan Z. (1966). "The Garments of Shame". History of Religions. 5 (2): 217–238. doi:10.1086/462523. ISSN 0018-2710.
- Prescott, Theodore L. (2005). A Broken Beauty. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-2818-7.
- Weaver, John (2013). Evangelicals and the Arts in Fiction: Portrayals of Tension in Non-Evangelical Works Since 1895. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7206-2.
- Treier, Daniel J.; Husbands, Mark; Lundin, Roger (2007). The Beauty of God: Theology and the Arts. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-2843-2.
- Dockery, David S.; Thornbury, Gregory Alan; Colson, Charles W. (2002). Shaping a Christian Worldview: The Foundations of Christian Higher Education. B&H Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8054-2448-5.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Profile of Edward Knippers at Image
- VIOLENT GRACE A Retrospective is a survey of five decades of the paintings of Edward Knippers
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