The Commercialization of GAWD
Mixed Media on Paperboard.
29 × 21 × 2 inches
The Commercialization of GAWD is a a tribute to our ancestors, their prayers and blessings, and the effect that their grace has bestowed upon us in an ever-changing, dynamic world.
This altar, that provides a glimpse into Americana built from the fragments of modern life—advertisements, currency, pop culture, and religious iconography— meeting together.
At the center stands our Blessed Mother Mary, serene and unwavering, surrounded by the noise of consumption, branding, and profit. She is untouched by the chaos around her, reminding us that divinity was never meant to be sold. She is reminding us that her mother’s prayers, and her mother’s prayers are concurrent.
This piece explores how faith, spirituality, and even God have been repackaged for mass consumption, reduced to slogans, discounts, and transactional belief. Yet, within this calamity, love persists, and prayers are received. This piece asserts that despite the distortion of sacred symbols, we are always living in excellence—carried forward by the prayers, sacrifices, and unwavering hope of our ancestors.
The piece serves as both critique and comfort: a reckoning with how modern society commodifies the sacred, and a reminder that divine love is inherited, not purchased. Grace survives in the margins. Faith lives beyond the marketplace. And even in the loudest chaos, ancestral prayers still protect, guide, and elevate us.
A portion of the proceeds will go to a cause chosen by the buyer.
The Commercialization of GAWD
Mixed Media on Paperboard.
29 × 21 × 2 inches
The Commercialization of GAWD is a a tribute to our ancestors, their prayers and blessings, and the effect that their grace has bestowed upon us in an ever-changing, dynamic world.
This altar, that provides a glimpse into Americana built from the fragments of modern life—advertisements, currency, pop culture, and religious iconography— meeting together.
At the center stands our Blessed Mother Mary, serene and unwavering, surrounded by the noise of consumption, branding, and profit. She is untouched by the chaos around her, reminding us that divinity was never meant to be sold. She is reminding us that her mother’s prayers, and her mother’s prayers are concurrent.
This piece explores how faith, spirituality, and even God have been repackaged for mass consumption, reduced to slogans, discounts, and transactional belief. Yet, within this calamity, love persists, and prayers are received. This piece asserts that despite the distortion of sacred symbols, we are always living in excellence—carried forward by the prayers, sacrifices, and unwavering hope of our ancestors.
The piece serves as both critique and comfort: a reckoning with how modern society commodifies the sacred, and a reminder that divine love is inherited, not purchased. Grace survives in the margins. Faith lives beyond the marketplace. And even in the loudest chaos, ancestral prayers still protect, guide, and elevate us.
A portion of the proceeds will go to a cause chosen by the buyer.
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