Sacred Art by Michael AbouFram

I have always loved the arts, both for their aesthetics and the message they are able to convey. With this appreciation, I have delved more deeply into the idea of beauty and art at the service of God. And so, in responding to Pope Saint John Paul II’s exhortation in his Letter to Artists, when he says: “Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation” I have set out to reconcile and bring back beautiful sacred fine art and iconography into the modern home, creating an intimate intersection between the traditional and the modern. The art that I create is the culmination of hours of painting and praying, woven together in a beautiful display of traditional sacred art that is fit for the home. These pieces are made to draw one’s mind to the contemplation of God; to prayer—aiding devotion in the modern world. My hope is that the art I have been blessed to create is used in one’s everyday life to lift one's mind to God. God bless, Michael