ECVA - Anne Cameron Cutri - Sacrament and Image

Bride of Christ Save the Planet

Artist Statement: I created this multi-paneled painting in response to friends and my mother undergoing cancer treatment. And now my younger sister is facing stage 4 pancreatic cancer. To me it is symptomatic to the dis-ease of our global health. Loving someone with this horrible disease, one feels helpless. All I could do is create a visual prayer. I took images of cancer cells and collaged them on the center panel and then painted over them while praying for healing of all who have cancer. On the side panels are legions of choiring angels.

The Bride of Christ is also in reference to Revelations 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away." 5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new."

Bio: Anne Cutri has been pursuing her artistic endeavors for over 40 years. Her work has always explored the inner landscape and the unseen. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas, often mixing with other mediums such as collage. Cutri has shown her work Nationally, and patrons span to Europe and Canada. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA) and founded United Christian Artists Revolving Exhibitions (UCARE), as well as Artists Who Evangelize. acreator3@gmail.com www.anne-cutri.artistwebsites.com