goddard

My work explores the intersection of the Catholic Church's institutional power and its relationship with capitalist greed, drawing from the visual language of 1980s Pop Art to critique these systems. The Catholic Church, historically positioned as a moral and spiritual authority, has long been entangled in the economic and political structures that perpetuate inequality. Through my art, I aim to expose the hypocrisy and contradictions within this institution—its opulent wealth in stark contrast to the teachings of humility and charity.

The bold, graphic style of 1980s Pop Art serves as a fitting vehicle for this critique. Artists like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein used mass media and consumer culture to interrogate notions of value, excess, and the commodification of everyday life. I borrow from these artists’ use of saturated color and repetitive imagery to evoke the slick, surface-level appeal of consumer capitalism while subtly undermining its ethical foundations.