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A Retractable Icon Screen

By Aidan Hart on April 13, 2020
A Retractable Icon Screen

Parishes in the Wilderness Orthodox parishes in Britain often have to share a church with Anglican parishes. Before each service they will usually need to set up all the furnishings and icons needed for Orthodox worship, then put them all away again at the end. It’s all quite tiring, both emotionally and physically, so the […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, anglican, Byzantine, Cambridge, folding, iconostasis, retractable, russian, temporary, wrought iron April 13, 2020

The Nature of Divine Beauty

By Aidan Hart on March 13, 2019
The Nature of Divine Beauty

A Tough Love Many are drawn to the beauty of icons. But clearly this beauty is of a different order than, say, that of a Greek statue, or of a Renaissance painting. Icons are liturgical objects, created for prayer, a means of communion with the Lord. So what are some of the characteristics of divine […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, art, Beauty, divine beauty, iconography, Orthodox, Theory March 13, 2019

The Making of a New Icon: “Christ Breaking the Bonds of Animal Suffering”

By Aidan Hart on May 7, 2018
The Making of a New Icon: “Christ Breaking the Bonds of Animal Suffering”

Sometimes I am commissioned to paint an icon of a saint for whom nothing yet exists, or at least no satisfactory icon. This is usually a pre-schism Western saint. But more rarely, the subject is a new theme, a new emphasis or combination. This was the case when Dr Christine Nellist approached me to create […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, animal kingdom, animals, Byzantine, Christ breaking the bonds of suffering, dog, Icon, iconography, Orthodox May 7, 2018

The Mosaic Apse of Sant’Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna

By Aidan Hart on December 28, 2017
The Mosaic Apse of Sant'Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna

THE MOSAIC APSE OF SANT’APOLLINARE IN CLASSE, RAVENNA:  A Miracle of Design Aidan Hart There is some iconography that can only be described as miraculous. Such is the sixth century apse mosaic at the basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe, five miles from Ravenna, Italy. Such works seem to flash forth, and are never – […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, Italy, mosaic, mosaics, Ravenna, San Appolinaire, transfiguration January 24, 2018

A Tale of Transformation

By Aidan Hart on May 4, 2017
A Tale of Transformation

A TALE OF TRANSFORMATION Two New Mosaics for St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas Aidan Hart   This is the story of how two large mosaics for St George’s Orthodox Church in Houston Texas came to completion this January. The genesis of a mosaic is a tale of transformation, from sand to glass, to image, […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged Adian Hart, crucifixion, mosaic, Tessarae, Texas, transfiguration June 8, 2017

The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy

By Aidan Hart on April 4, 2017
The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy

The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy Early in March my assistant Martin Earle, myself, and a former student from the Diploma in Icon Painting that I teach, Fran Whiteside, completed a secco wall painting of the Transfiguration. It took us just twelve days compared to the twenty months we had just spent on […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, fresco, iconography, secco, transfiguration April 4, 2017

Hand and Machine: Making Liturgical Furnishings

By Aidan Hart on January 11, 2017
Hand and Machine: Making Liturgical Furnishings

Principles for the Design and Making of Liturgical Furnishings Aidan Hart Handing over from hand to machine A tool in the hand of a craftsperson is an extension of their body, mind and soul. He or she feels the resistance of the stone or wood. Through the tool the material speaks back to them, and […]

Posted in Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, brass, brasswork, Carving, casting, choros, liturgical furnishings, silver, staff January 26, 2017

The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art

By Aidan Hart on October 19, 2016
The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The Altar and The Portico” THE SACRED AND THE SECULAR The Relationship of Orthodox Iconography and Gallery Art Part 2: Gallery Art (here for pt.1) The journey of an artist   At this stage in our story, by way of illustration I would like to be […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, design, iconography, liturgical art, sacred, secular April 8, 2017

The Altar and The Portico (pt.1)

By Aidan Hart on October 13, 2016
The Altar and The Portico (pt.1)

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “The Altar and The Portico” THE ALTAR AND THE PORTICO (PT.1) The Relationship of Orthodox Iconography and Gallery Art Part 1 (This is the a talk given at Sacred And Secular In Life And Art, Oxford, a workshop dedicated to the memory of Philip Sherrard. St Gregory’s […]

Posted in Architecture, Church Furniture, Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, design, iconography, liturgical art, sacred, secular June 5, 2017

Today and Tomorrow: Principles in the Training of Future Iconographers pt.2

By Aidan Hart on May 26, 2016
Today and Tomorrow: Principles in the Training of Future Iconographers pt.2

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Today and Tomorrow: Principles in the Training of Future Iconographers” (This is the second part of a two-part article.  Click here for the first part.) 3. SOME PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE FORMAL QUALITIES OF ICONS Affirmation of matter and form There has been some mistaken writing about […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, Byzantine, contemporary, iconographers, iconography, teaching April 8, 2017
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