Teacher of Love. 2025

Author: Alexey Leonov
Material: Shamotte
Location: Private collection


Jesus Christ is one of the leading images in the work of sculptor Oleksiy Leonov. This is our stormy hour, when humanity especially needs love, peace, and the image of Jesus is especially relevant. The sculptor created over 40 images of the Great Reader.
The leather made from portraits of Jesus Christ is unique. All thematic sculptures reveal a variety of displays of love from the Teacher. He is the good shepherd, and the Messiah, and the One who brings Light, leading the heartfelt path to the Father, and the Savior, and the One who blesses.
In the sculpture, Jesus exemplifies the acceptance and blessing of humanity. Christ shine upon the blessed, because he perceives that mankind will pass through the folding side of its history, wars and images will appear, and with the passing of the bright future, mankind will learn to love, forgive, bless, release your pain for the sake of peace, peace and harmony, for the sake of life on Earth.
The whole image of Christ is bright, bright, warm, and cheerful. His glance at the mountains, the Teacher will shine with the insights of the blessed happiness of this day, which humanity will surely know, when it reveals the deep Truth of the Teacher of Love: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself!”