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JEFF NEUGEBAUER
in your image
in your image
The man and baboon look into each other’s eyes pondering their existence, origins, and purpose as this painting plays with misinterpretations made about the theories of evolution and biblical concepts of “man being made in God’s image”. The man may appear to be a “superior ape” to the baboon, the same way that man projects the image of himself onto his deities. The man, thinking of himself as superior, sits at a table in the middle of a wasteland that he is responsible for creating. The baboon exhibits an evolved level of sophistication as he raises his martini (yes, it is visual sarcasm). Which animal is truly superior? Which is more God-like? The “brothers” toast “to evolution” while a life-force energy electrifies their hi-tech halos.

in your image
Trinity
Trinity
A janitor (a person that cleans up after everyone else) stares out to admire a beautiful sunset. At his back is the “Trinity,” represented by three empty chairs that appear to float - they appear groundless. The Trinity “mystery” of Christian faith states that there is a “Father,” “Son,” and “Holy Ghost,” and yet all are the same “One God.” The implication of this painting is that the man has turned away from the concept of “God” as it is taught and used to manipulate people's minds in Christianity and turned toward a “God” that is beautiful and observable.

Trinity