1.2 Other Christian art that depicts creation

Question 1

How does Mièrés mosaic show God is powerful?(name 2 ways)

Answer 1

It shows God’s power as God’s hand is large compared to the size of the cloud above it.
Reflects the idea God created and influences everything in the universe as lines extend from God’s hand to the edge of the circle(representing the edge of the universe)
Image shows God is always creating

Question 2

Comparing artworks Creation of Adam and
Meière’s mosaic(God’s nature)

Answer 2

Both show God is the creator and is powerful and eternal. However in Meière’s mosaic only God’s hand is shown, which better shows an eternal God. Also Meière’s mosaic doesn’t tell us much about God’s relationship with humans, but Creation of Adam does.

Question 3

Comparing artworks Creation of Adam and
Meière’s mosaic(how God is shown)

Answer 3

Creation of Adam - God is shown as an old man.
Meière’s mosaic - God’s hand is shown, showing his infinite power

Question 4

Comparing Meière’s mosaic and Creation of Adam(God’s role in creating everything)

Answer 4

Creation of Adam focuses on the act of God creating humanity, while Meière’s mosaic conveys a greater sense of God creating everything and is always creating, while Creation of Adam suggests God created the world, then walked away and left humans alone.

Question 5

Where is Mière’s mosaic found

Answer 5

It was created by the artist Hildreth Meière in the first half of the twentieth century, and is found in St Bartholomew’s Church in New York, USA.

Question 6

Advantages and disadvantages in Mière’s mosaic

Answer 6

The hand in the mosaic portrays God as more infinite than in Creation of Adam
Christians are uneasy about the depiction of the hand of God, as they think this suggests God is like humans only in a much bigger form.