This work is based on my interpretation of the Last Supper through the lens of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, particularly the song “The Last Supper.” “Jesus Christ Superstar” is my favorite musical work, and one of the things I value most about it is the way it brings a deeply human dimension to the story of Jesus. Rather than presenting him as an untouchable divine figure, the rock opera allows us to see his doubts, exhaustion, fear, anger, and suffering. In this version of the story, Judas does not disappear from the Last Supper with a secret plan. He openly declares that he is leaving. There is no escape from what is already set in motion. Jesus will be crucified. Judas will betray him. Both are forced toward the suffering that awaits them, each in his own way. Jesus asks painfully simple questions. Why must he go through this? Will his suffering mean anything? Will anyone remember? He is exhausted, overwhelmed, and struggling under the weight of what lies ahead. I wanted this humanity to become visible in the painting. The anger in Jesus is deliberate. Traditionally, an openly furious Christ is most strongly associated with the cleansing of the Temple, while depictions of the Last Supper tend to present him as calm, resigned, and composed. Here, that anger breaks through. It is not the anger of a distant divine figure passing judgment, but the anger, fear, exhaustion, and despair of a human being who knows what is coming and cannot escape it. For me, this is the heart of interpreting the Last Supper through “Jesus Christ Superstar”: not divinity without suffering, but humanity caught in the middle of it. ___ Art is hand-drawn in Procreate