Sydney, Australia, Aug 31, 2007 / 08:29 am
Australians are in a stir over artwork depicting Osama bin Laden in a Christ-like pose and a statue of the Virgin Mary covered in a burqa. The two pieces were showcased in a prestigious religious art competition.
"Bearded Orientals: Making the Empire Cross" by Priscilla Bracks is a double-vision print that depicts both Jesus and bin Laden.
Luke Sullivan's "The Fourth Secret of Fatima" is a statue of Mary, her head and torso obscured by a blue burqa.
The artworks were among more than 500 entries in the Blake Prize for Religious Art, and have been included in an exhibition at the National Art School in Sydney.