Episode 11: Makoto Fujimura
ART + FAITH
Have you ever met someone and immediately felt like you were kindred spirits? Artist and “accidental theologian,” MAKOTO FUJIMURA, was such a fun, surprising, guest on today’s episode. Mako is a leading contemporary artist whose process-driven, refractive slow art has been described by David Brooks of The New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time.” His art has been featured widely in some of the most prestigious galleries and museums around the world. As a painter, Mako fuses fine art and abstract expressionism, while tackling spiritual questions through the prism of art.
As the author of Art + Faith: A Theology of Making, we talked about the importance of beauty, creativity, and making new things as a way to push back the brokenness in our world. So whether you are an artist by trade or just someone looking for a dose of inspiration, I think you’ll find this conversation with Mako to be soothing for your soul.
Stay connected with Mako:
THE SHOW NOTES
WAY TO GO AWARD
WHO ARE YOU NOMINATING FOR A WAY TO GO AWARD?
Haejin Shim Fujimura and the organization Embers International
AND ONE QUESTIONS
ONE PERSON THAT HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?
My father
ONE THING YOU’RE LOVING THESE DAYS THAT WE SHOULD CHECK OUT?
Korean dramas on Netflix
ONE WAY YOU’RE CONNECTING WITH GOD THESE DAYS?
In the studio doing my project on the Psalms
ONE LESSON YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE LEARNED SOONER?
What love is – God’s love and how it is reflected in human beings
ONE WAY YOU’RE MOVING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR WITH HOPE?
Looking to the future and the important opportunity our time brings us
RESOURCES MENTIONED
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