Layers of Law

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows a framed artwork composed of three sections. At the top, an oval shape displays abstract light or energy patterns in yellow and orange against a dark background. Below, two arched panels resemble stone tablets, featuring inscriptions and prominent angular cracks with white and blue outlines.

The image shows a framed artwork composed of three sections. At the top, an oval shape displays abstract light or energy patterns in yellow and orange against a dark background. Below, two arched panels resemble stone tablets, featuring inscriptions and prominent angular cracks with white and blue outlines.

Name/Title

Layers of Law

Entry/Object ID

1987.2.9.8

Description

Flat white surface with cut out of two tablets containing verses and Hebrew letters overlaid in white, underneath a cut out of a dark circle with grey and yellow shapes.

Type of Print

etching and embossing

Category

On-Display at Calvin University, Symbol, Design/Pattern/Shape, Text

Made/Created

Artist

Marilyn De Lise

Date made

1981 - 1983

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

25 in

Width

20 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

32-1/4 in

Width

26-1/4 in

General Notes

Note

Flat white surface with cut out of two tablets containing verses and hebrew letters overlaid in white, underneath a cut out of a dark circle with grey and yellow shapes. Top circle represents: Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven. Tablets below represent Hebrew letters: First letter of each of the ten commandments. Lines of schism: man's inability to be pure before the Holy God on his own merits. No one symbol for man encompasses all that man is. How much more true that is of God, the total comprehension of whom is limited by our finite minds. The crystalline and amorphous forms are by definition directly opposite each other and represent in a very finite way the infinite dichotomy between God and man. Chrystalline Structure: pure, orderly, integrity of the atomic structure, light reflecting. Symbolic of the holiness of God. Amorphous Mass: impure, shapeless, without atomic integrity, light absorbing. Symbolic of inability within the basic nature of man to be holy through any of his own devices, such as attempting to obey completely God's perfect law as represented by the Ten Commandments.