Emmaus

"I thought that by representing Jesus in a radically different way, that of a woman, and especially a woman who seems to be of ill repute,the painting would really challenge the viewers to carefully consider the implication of seeing Jesus in other people, especially those who are downtrodden, especially those whom society looks down upon. That’s why in the picture the disciples, the two men beside the woman, are laughing so hard, because they have just realized their mistaken notion of Jesus. It’s like a joke. All three are laughing at the joke. I guess this is a contrast between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of the resurrection." - Emmanuel Garibay, Artist.