Saintlike portraits of soccer stars that play on the relationship between the church and sports
Few things are more exalted than a great athlete, and the Icons paintings by David Diehl (born 1976) emphasize this parareligious worship to fanatical effect. Comprising over 70 portraits of haloed soccer players from Scrates to Maradona, the series applies a hagiographical treatment to secular heroes.
Saintlike portraits of soccer stars that play on the relationship between the church and sports
Few things are more exalted than a great athlete, and the Icons paintings by David Diehl (born 1976) emphasize this parareligious worship to fanatical effect. Comprising over 70 portraits of haloed soccer players from Scrates to Maradona, the series applies a hagiographical treatment to secular heroes.