71 A Sight for Sore Eyes

AMDG. Plato once observed that true beauty is a healthy shock, and Kolbe's recently-debuted “Mary and Max” logo is a striking example of evocative illustration. Today Bonnie and Steven visit with the logo’s creator: Chris Lewis of Baritus Catholic Illustration. Chris describes the symbolic connection of proclaiming and defending the truth through artistry; the idea of graphic design as both problem solving and storytelling; and the way art is a conduit for hope and conversion. He shares the road he’s traveled to develop a masculine, reverent, modern, realistic style in his artwork, as well as the challenges and rewards of transitioning from secular graphic design to full-time sacred subjects. Ultimately, the group reflects on the idea of creativity as a search for God and the idea that a new renaissance is developing as the world longs for beauty. 

Links referenced and that might be helpful: 

• Kolbe Academy on Instagram and Facebook  
• art contest winners 
• Duncan Stroik  

Related Kolbecast episodes and appearances 

• Ep. 20 Head, Heart, and Hands with Rebecca DeVendra (art and drawing) 
• Ep. 2 Patron Saints 
• Kolbecast Convention Finale FB Live with Chris Lewis & Jordan Almanzar 

Get your own Mary & Max sticker in the Kolbe bookstore. 

Check out the Baritus Catholic website and shop. 

Christopher Columbus (Lives of Catholic Heroes and Heroines Volume 1) by John O’Kane Murray and Phillip Campbell, cover art by Chris Lewis 

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