Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
30 × 40 cm — Summer 2025, Galway, Ireland
By Patrick Loewen
Make Forgiveness Great Again confronts the deep political and cultural divides of our time with a bold, satirical twist. Depicting Jesus wearing a red cap that reads “Make Forgiveness Great Again,” the piece reframes a symbol of polarization into a call for compassion.
Painted in Galway during the summer of 2025, this work challenges the paradox at the heart of modern discourse — how a movement steeped in Christian identity can forget the very principles of empathy and forgiveness it claims to defend. At the same time, it questions the moral pride of those who oppose it, suggesting that true enlightenment comes not from judgment but from understanding.
Through layered spray textures and acrylic tones, Loewen juxtaposes chaos and calm — the noise of ideology against the silence of grace. The message is universal: the first side to extend forgiveness, to lead with love rather than ego, becomes the true victor.
This piece stands as both a critique and a hope — a reminder that redemption, whether personal or political, begins with the courage to forgive.
Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
30 × 40 cm — Summer 2025, Galway, Ireland
By Patrick Loewen
Make Forgiveness Great Again confronts the deep political and cultural divides of our time with a bold, satirical twist. Depicting Jesus wearing a red cap that reads “Make Forgiveness Great Again,” the piece reframes a symbol of polarization into a call for compassion.
Painted in Galway during the summer of 2025, this work challenges the paradox at the heart of modern discourse — how a movement steeped in Christian identity can forget the very principles of empathy and forgiveness it claims to defend. At the same time, it questions the moral pride of those who oppose it, suggesting that true enlightenment comes not from judgment but from understanding.
Through layered spray textures and acrylic tones, Loewen juxtaposes chaos and calm — the noise of ideology against the silence of grace. The message is universal: the first side to extend forgiveness, to lead with love rather than ego, becomes the true victor.
This piece stands as both a critique and a hope — a reminder that redemption, whether personal or political, begins with the courage to forgive.
