Throughout this course, Leeper has mentioned that a lot of christians aren't aware of what fellow believers are up to in contemporary art. Admittedly, I fall into this category, and before today's class, I couldn't tell you a single artist's name... I always just assumed there were christians who were making good art, but never bothered to educate myself on who's who.

Today we looked at the work of Makoto Fujimura, a successful mainstream artist who is overtly christian, yet very well respected for his work. The film we watched inspired me. I was thrilled to know that he somehow pulled off being a christian in the art community of New York. I can't imagine how difficult it must've been to get to the point he's at today. It is very common that modern artists view christianity as something that confines them. If people hear of a christian artist, then they automatically make assumptions of what their art is saying. But for Makoto, his belief in God is acknowledged by others, and it's not a hindrance to the appreciation of his work. I think that that is a beautiful position for any believer to be in. He earned respect simply by producing good art, and I hope that my work will be viewed like that one day.