The animation and poem Blasphemy is a satire aimed directly between the eyes of the Catholic Church. The church with its glorified marketing plan to make God larger than life spawned an artistic Renaissance in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. It was aimed at solidifying its hold on the peasantry by making its churches and chapels so magnificent that the corrupt powers of the papacy must have been believed beyond all doubt to have a direct pipeline to the one and only God. All art so skillfully sculpted and rendered in paint including depictions of God and God’s son Jesus, his Jewish disciples and the women called Mary. The renaissance in reality was no more than a masterfully conceived and well-executed advertising campaign. The mythology was so intoxicating we are still suffering from this religious hang over some four hundred years later.
Blasphemy
Hey you, Supreme Being.
Won’t you part the sea?
Hey you, Mr. Divinity.
Take this prisoner,
set him free.
Hey you, Messiah.
Something major needs to be done.
Hey you, Dear Master.
I’m the fool and you’ve got the gun.
Hey you, Sir God.
Bless me and move the sun.
Hey you, Creator.
If you are so powerful,
why can’t it be done?
Hey you, Almighty One.
If you are so real,
fix me a home cooked meal.
Hey you, Oh Ruler.
Send me a topless dancer.
Make her dance.
Hey you, Oh Savior.
This is your last chance.
Hey you, Powerful One.
Will you part the seas?
Give me an exhibition.
Force me to my knees.
Don’t just stand there.
Do something, please.
-Ron Eller©
R. ELLER • FINE ART
“As humans it is paramount to fulfill our compassion. As artists it is necessary to be transparent. As stewards of our world, it is our duty to do what needs to be done.” -Ron Eller
Ron Eller, was born sixty-two years ago in Grangeville Idaho. Ron’s work Is both graphic and yet whimsical. His series Mighty People speaks to our child like innocence and the empowerment of our ideals unspoiled by loss and defeat. Eller’s bold use of color and abstract elements in his SandScript series is reminiscent of native american hieroglyphs and is gleaned from his native american heritage. Eller’s work is as diverse as it is bold.
"I just can’t be relegated to the idea I must repeat the same kind of imagery over and over again unto perpetuity so my audience can be comfortable with my work. I embrace change and nurture it both in my work and in my life.” -Ron Eller
Phone: 860 267-6729
Email: ron@reller.com
Ron Eller, was born sixty-two years ago in Grangeville Idaho. Ron’s work Is both graphic and yet whimsical. His series Mighty People speaks to our child like innocence and the empowerment of our ideals unspoiled by loss and defeat. Eller’s bold use of color and abstract elements in his SandScript series is reminiscent of native american hieroglyphs and is gleaned from his native american heritage. Eller’s work is as diverse as it is bold.
"I just can’t be relegated to the idea I must repeat the same kind of imagery over and over again unto perpetuity so my audience can be comfortable with my work. I embrace change and nurture it both in my work and in my life.” -Ron Eller
Phone: 860 267-6729
Email: ron@reller.com
March 26, 2009
