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A New Icon – Saint Katherine Teaching the Philosophers of the Alexandrian Court

By Andrew Gould on February 3, 2021
A New Icon – Saint Katherine Teaching the Philosophers of the Alexandrian Court

I would like to share an interesting project in which I collaborated with iconographer Natalia Aglitskaya to develop a new icon composition. The project was a commission from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, to commemorate their fiftieth anniversary of coeducation, which occurred in 2019. The college wanted a memorial to the admission of women to […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged alexandria, Andrew Gould, hartford, Icon, lighthouse, Natalia Aglitskaya, natasha aglitskaya, pharos, Philosophers, Russian Orthodox, Saint Katherine, trinity college February 3, 2021

A Professionally-Built Iconostasis for a Mission Church

By Andrew Gould on November 12, 2020
A Professionally-Built Iconostasis for a Mission Church

The iconostasis featured here is the culmination of an idea I have been developing for several years. It is installed at Saint Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I would like to tell the story of how it came to be, and discuss the problems it is meant to solve. The iconostasis […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged American, baton rouge, iconography, iconostasis, mission church, Natalia Aglitskaya, New World Byzantine, new world byzantine studios, Orthodox, russian, water gilding November 12, 2020

An Interview with Benedict Sheehan on the Premiere Recording of his Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

By Hamilton Provonsha on October 28, 2020
An Interview with Benedict Sheehan on the Premiere Recording of his Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

This week Cappella Records released the world premiere recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom. It’s an ambitious and truly incredible setting, full of sweeping melodies and rich deep harmonies. It calls to mind the great concert liturgies and masses by famous composers of the past, and can compare admirably with any of […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, Capella Records, capella romana, Divine Liturgy, Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, saint tikhon choir November 12, 2020

Painting the Iconographic Murals at Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

By Vladimir Grygorenko on September 15, 2020
Painting the Iconographic Murals at Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

I have been asked to paint the iconographic murals in the new chapel at St. Gregory Palamas Monastery in Perrysville, Ohio. This chapel, dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas, is yet another good example of contemporary Orthodox architecture. It unites the traditional appearance of Byzantine interiors with the familiar exterior detailing of rural vernacular architecture. It […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, chapel, frescoes, gregory palamas monastery, iconography, murals, ohio, Orthodox, russian, Vladimir Grygorenko March 17, 2021

Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design

By Andrew Gould on April 6, 2020
Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design

As a designer of Orthodox churches, I am frequently asked whether a proposed church building will have good acoustics. Acoustics is a complex matter that cannot always be catagorized as simply “good” or “bad”. In order to shed some light on this topic, I am going to discuss the various acoustical characteristics encountered in churches, […]

Posted in Architecture, Music | Tagged acoustics, Andrew Gould, Architecture, Byzantine Chant, liturgical, Music, Orthodox, russian April 7, 2020

Orthodox Church Design Featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette

By Andrew Gould on March 10, 2020
Orthodox Church Design Featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette

My design work for Orthodox Churches has been featured in an article in The Pennsylvania Gazette, the magazine of University of Pennsylvania (my alma mater). It includes an interview discussing how I came to my vocation and my philosophy of traditional church design, followed by a lengthy excerpt from the book Charleston Fancy. I am […]

Posted in Architecture, News | Tagged Andrew Gould, Architecture, Byzantine, Pennsylvania Gazette March 19, 2020

Andrew Gould Featured in New Book and New Website

By editorial staff on November 18, 2019
Andrew Gould Featured in New Book and New Website

Andrew Gould, founder of the Orthodox Arts Journal, has been featured in a new work by popular architectural writer Witold Rybczynski. The author of over twenty bestselling books, Rybczynski’s latest work is called Charleston Fancy: Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City. The book is a history of Charleston architecture, told through the […]

Posted in Architecture, News | Tagged Andrew Gould, Architecture, Charleston, charleston fancy, witold rybczynski November 18, 2019

Coming Full Circle: A Masterclass at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra

By Seraphim Hanisch on October 17, 2019
Coming Full Circle: A Masterclass at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, a very special choral masterclass was given in the lower room of the Great Bell Tower at the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. This monastery is considered the spiritual center of all of Russia and of its Orthodox Church. Several different factors contributed to the particular significance of this masterclass. The […]

Posted in Music | Tagged masterclass, PaTRAM, Russian Orthodox, vladimir gorbik October 17, 2019

A Beautiful Church for Holy Cross Monastery in West Virginia

By Andrew Gould on October 1, 2019
A Beautiful Church for Holy Cross Monastery in West Virginia

With great pleasure, I have developed a design for a new church for the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in West Virginia. In many ways, this design is the culmination of 15 years of thought, research, and experimentation on my part, and encapsulates the best of my ideas for Orthodox church design. I would like […]

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Andrew Gould, Architecture, building, catholicon, Hermitage of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Monastery, New Church, Russian Orthodox October 3, 2019

The Living Icon

By Anton Daineko on August 28, 2019
The Living Icon

Editor’s Note: This essay was originally written in Russian by master iconographer Anton Daineko of Minsk, Belarus. It beautifully explores the paradox of creativity within iconography from the very personal perspective of a lifelong practitioner. Anton and Ekaterina Daineko regularly teach icon-painting workshops in the USA, which are highly recommended. They have upcoming workshops in […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, contemporary, Daineko, fresco, iconography, modern, Orthodox, russian, Theory August 28, 2019
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