Dancing Saints

http://www.utne.com/Spirituality-Forget-Marching-The-New-Saints-Are-Dancing-in.aspx?utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

I was drawn to this article because my brother is an iconographer. This is not at all like something he would paint. It's similar in style, but very different. It takes a number of people that the artist thought were good role models (some of whom are role models for pagans, even... like Margaret Mead and Black Elk), and paints them in an iconographic style, complete with halos. They are not all recognized saints, which could cause some issues for some, and neither do they all share the same religion. This painting is in an Episcopal church, and it's not the first time I've heard of Episcopal churches causing controversy. It's a bit out there, and even out there for me, but I find it refreshing, and humorous at the same time. The humor is mostly in the images, which are oddly juxtaposed images of people from different eras. Very post-modern... which is not what you'd expect from icons at all. An interesting conversation piece, if nothing else.