Makoto Fujimura creates work that concerns itself first and foremost with the heart and intellect. Both an advocate and a creator of the arts, a writer, and a vocal speaker on matters of culture and faith, he explores the educational and communicative properties of art. Fujimura uses color and composition to open discussions on the events of the world and his academic journeys.
Shusaku Endo's 'Silence' took internationally renowned visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the significance of pain and his own cultural heritage. His artistic faith journey overlaps with Endo's as he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and literature, expressed in art both past and present. He finds connections to how faith is lived in contemporary contexts of trauma and glimpses of how the gospel is conveyed in Christ-hidden cultures.
In this world of pain and suffering, God often seems silent. Fujimura's reflections show that light is yet present in darkness, and that silence speaks with hidden beauty and truth.
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"Where do I go to find the meaning of existence and the meaning of life? For me, that's Christianity." -Martin Scorsese, writer and director Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese discusses faith, suffering, and more after a screening of his new film "Silence," the powerful story of Jesuit missionaries in 17th-century Japan.
Conversations with Makoto Fujimura and Academy-Award winning director, Martin Scorsese: https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/conversation-martin-scorsese/
For more of Makoto Fujimura's writings and artworks, visit: http://www.makotofujimura.com/
