St. Christopher

St. Christopher reflects my personal journey. Despite embracing atheism at 15, I still yearned for the spiritual and transcendent. At 29, I reconnected with my Catholic heritage while researching Orthodox Christianity. The schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism has spawned distinct artistic traditions, with the East emphasizing iconography and the West realism. Before iconoclasm, st. Christopher was depicted as a dog-headed warrior in the East. This artwork seeks to harmonize these traditions, bridging my inner conflict and showcasing the enduring quest for the divine, blending the mysticism of the east with the realism of the west.