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Cosmic Icon ~ Holy Light
COPYRIGHT 2015 ~ Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art
30x40" Acrylic on stretched gallery canvis.
This is the descriptor for the painting, Cosmic Icon * Holy Light, I used for this year's Christmas In The Stars Christmas card cover. It is on the back of the card. I would love to have the time to make everyone a card and mail it to them but alas, that is not possible. I have done the next best thing by posting the card cover, inside verses and back descriptor. Please feel free to use for you personal use. You may freely share this with anyone you wish. I do ask that you kindly give me credit if you should share it publicly. More importantly, give God the credit for His great Creation and most especially for sending His only son, Jesus Christ to redeem all creation across the vast Cosmos.
COPYRIGHT 2015 ~ Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art
30x40" Acrylic on stretched gallery canvis.
This is the descriptor for the painting, Cosmic Icon * Holy Light, I used for this year's Christmas In The Stars Christmas card cover. It is on the back of the card. I would love to have the time to make everyone a card and mail it to them but alas, that is not possible. I have done the next best thing by posting the card cover, inside verses and back descriptor. Please feel free to use for you personal use. You may freely share this with anyone you wish. I do ask that you kindly give me credit if you should share it publicly. More importantly, give God the credit for His great Creation and most especially for sending His only son, Jesus Christ to redeem all creation across the vast Cosmos.
~ Michael C. Turner ~
Cosmic Icon
©2015 ~ Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art
24 x 36" ~ Acrylic on gallery wrap stretched canvas
The night sky has captured the attention and fueled the imagination of sentient beings since ancient times. Early humans were obviously in awe of the nightly stellar theatre along with an array of other celestial phenomena. Occasionally, they would be treated to grand performances of a cosmic magnitude with the appearance of comets, those mysterious harbingers of destiny. On rare occasions, they might have witnessed truly cosmic displays of what we now know to be supernovae, the death throes of colossal stars across the Milky Way. Throughout history, various celestial events have brought both fear and jubilation to the mere mortals on this terrestrial sphere. By projection, we can infer that the same was or is true for any sentient beings inhabiting extrasolar planets orbiting extrasolar stars or suns. They, like Earth based intellects, assuredly would commemorate such events by erecting structures that would pay homage these events for present and future generations. Over time, these monuments would become icons of the culture that constructed them. Stone is a very durable material, as the many ancient monuments that have survived the sands of time attest. It is one of the most commonly available materials on terrestrial class planets since they are essentially huge spheres of stone orbiting a parent star or stars in space. Colossal stone or megalithic structures evoke awe by their very nature. When coupled with celestial events, they become iconic even to a contemporary culture. Further, they can become centers of worship with an entire pantheon of gods and goddesses manifesting within the id of the culture. In time these become ingrained in the minds, and affect the daily lives, of the worshipers.
In this painting, a cosmic performance is depicted as seen through a colossal megalithic portal of obvious sentient construction. The star filled night sky within a birthing nebula is aglow with tendrical bands of nebula gases streaming across myriad light years of space. Some of the newborn stars within the nebula are traveling swiftly through gases and plasma creating comet-like performances. A super giant star radiates brilliantly within the nebula, creating bands of illuminated gases and plasma along with other star ejecta. A companion terrestrial class planet and a nearby moon perform a celestial ballet along with the foreground planet as they orbit about one another. A conjunction and impending eclipse are entering the celestial stage and the megalithic portal is perfectly aligned with the performers to present a drama of Cosmic magnitude. What significant event, perhaps long forgotten, transpired relative to this celestial one? The stars, those silent singers know. If only we could decipher their silent lyrics.
On planet Earth, the most significant event in the history of humanity transpired over two thousand years ago and yet, no colossal structures were erected to commemorate it. The only celestial event that is attributed to this event is that of a star which lead learned men, or Magi, to behold the glory of one perfect star that came to Earth. This perfect star is the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ, who came to Earth to save all of humanity not by becoming some great earthly ruler or conqueror, but by simply offering his love and the eternal gift of salvation to all who open their hearts and ask him to abide with them. Jesus Christ, truly is God's Cosmic Icon . . .
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