Painting the image of the Divine Mercy was both a formal and personal challenge for Beata Stankiewicz. The painter explains why she wanted to create a work that cannot be reduced to a work of commission. What visual aspect of the image of the Divine Mercy was the biggest question mark?
It was an identity problem of how I, Beata Stankiewicz, wanted to paint the Merficul Jesus and be able to say that this is my painting; It could not to simply be an image created to meet others’ expectations, but my own - said Beata Stankiewicz about the project “Let’s Paint Catholicism Again”.
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The image of Divine Mercy has been painted anew! This extraordinarily demanding challenge, both artistically and spiritually, was faced by 10 Polish painters, who have been invited to cooperate with two institutions - the Saint John Paul II Institute of Culture of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) and the Saint Nicholas Foundation. The paintings will now be presented to a wider audience. This is an introduction to a larger undertaking, which aims to revive religious painting.
The exhibition presents images of Merciful Jesus painted by: Jarosław Modzelewski, Ignacy Czwartos, Wincenty Czwartos, Jacek Dłużewski, Wojciech Głogowski, Jacek Hajnos OP, Krzysztof Klimek, Bogna Podbielska, Beata Stankiewicz and Artur Wąsowski.
LetsPaintCatholicismAgain.com
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➤ When: April 20 - May 21, 2023
Exhibition opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 9:00 - 12:00
The exhibition will be closed on: April 25 and 30 as well as on May 1.
➤ Where: 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐢 𝐝𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐨 (Piazza di San Salvatore in Lauro, 15, 00186 Rome).
Admission is free!
Read an account of the exhibition: bit.ly/41JTWPq
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Organizers: St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas - ANGELICUM, Saint Nicholas Foundation, Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro
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Read an account of previous exhibitions in:
- Cracow: bit.ly/3WS76XC
- Warsaw: bit.ly/3Y6MRWV
See a video of the Rome exhibition: bit.ly/3phW42W
See a video of the Cracow exhibition: bit.ly/3Do5Zbx
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The St. John Paul II Institute of Culture is an interdisciplinary scientific and didactic institution established at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome on the centenary of the birth of John Paul II. The mission of the Institute is to reflect on the most important problems of the contemporary Church and the world inspired by the life and thought of St. John Paul II. Thus, the Institute's aim is not only to study the achievements of the Great Pope, but also to think with him about the most important issues of spiritual culture, e.g. solidarity, mercy, Christian art, the place of the Church in the modern world or the spiritual crisis of Europe. The Institute is co-managed by the Saint Nicholas Foundation (publisher of Teologia Polityczna) and funded entirely by private donors from Poland. We warmly invite you to join their ranks!
Photography, direction and editing: Wojtek Wieteska