Creative Arts – Journey Church

digital transformation

can you worship God with Photoshop?

If you were to ask Ryan, he would simply show you his growing portfolio of images and creative pieces he has accumulated over the past year.

What once started out as a fun trick to cut out the head of a friend and put it on another body – has turned into a rich expression of worship as he works through the digital transformation of objects using color, texture, and filter to create an image he desires for you to see.

After seeing this image (to the right) I told him I wanted to use it in this blog.  He entered a magazine contest to take an existing photo (just a generic old town house with two doors) and transform it into something else.  I love the imagery of his final product…

Two doors. Two paths.  Two choices.  Two options.  Only Two.  The Ultimate Two.

As seen in Genesis, when it says that God shaped every creature from the earth, you see a creative God at work.  Using his hands to take one thing (dirt) and shape it into what he wanted us to see (an elephant!).  This heartbeat to transform and create with our hands, lies in the heart of some of His creation.  Those gifted to sculpt, draw, chisel, and yes – move a mouse and software in such a way that shows the art of transformation – those gifted are using God given talents to exercise a driving force in their lives.

I hope that Ryan’s pictures encourage you as an artist, a worshipper.  Use your gift.  Show it off.  Use your expression as a platform to show others what you want them to see.

This last image is the second picture he entered in that same contest.  If you like his work, comment on this page encourage this artist in our community.

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