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So Much Grace

As a leading contemporary artist and a believer, Makoto Fujimura brings his love for Jesus into every painting. His popular “slow art” requires dozens of layers of pulverized minerals and hours upon hours of patience, but the results are certainly worth it. And with his thoughtful approach to art and writing, it’s no surprise that his works have won numerous awards, including the Aldersgate Prize for “Silence and Beauty.”

In this interview, Makoto gives us a glimpse at how his work is a spiritual practice.

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My practice of painting and making leads me directly to worship. Making is a path toward greater awareness and integration.

The very materials I use, minerals, must be pulverized by hand to be made into materials to create paint. The process of painting reveals so much grace, as my writings have mentioned.

—Makoto Fujimura, internationally renowned artist, as told to Rapt Interviews