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Woodwork for a Coptic Church in America

By Andrew Gould on January 24, 2015
Woodwork for a Coptic Church in America

I have recently had the pleasure of making an altar set for a Coptic church. This project was somewhat of a challenge for me because the Coptic Church and her liturgical art is not my area of expertise. I had to learn about both the liturgical implements and the historical styles of woodwork unique to […]

Posted in Minor Arts | Tagged altar set, Andrew Gould, Ark, book stand, chalice holder, Coptic, coptic cross, egypt, inlay, liturgical art, marquetry, NWBStudios, Orthodox January 24, 2015

Understanding The Dog-Headed Icon of St-Christopher

By Jonathan Pageau on July 8, 2013
Understanding The Dog-Headed Icon of St-Christopher

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “The Dog Headed Icon of St-Christopher” Jonathan Pageau traces the pattern of meaning in Dog-headed representations of St-Christopher and how they relate to our experience of the world. Understanding The Dog-Headed Icon of St-Christopher The Dog-Headed Icon of St-Christopher (pt.2): Encountering Saint-Christopher   This post is […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Ark, Armenian, Cain, Caleb, Canaan, Canaanite, cynocephali, cynocephalus, dog-headed, Elijah, Elisha, Ethiopian, eunuch, fantasy, flood, foreigner, garments of skin, giant, Icon, iconography, Jonathan Pageau, Joshua, monster, moses, Orthodox, Pentecost, periphery, sci-fi, st-christopher, st-mercurios, st-mercurius July 17, 2017

The Recovery of the Arts (pt.2): From the Garden to the City

By Jonathan Pageau on July 23, 2012
The Recovery of the Arts (pt.2): From the Garden to the City

This is post 2 of 3 in the series “The Recovery of The Arts” Jonathan Pageau Examines the duality in the traditional vision of art, and how it is transformed by Christ, moving from the garments of skin to liturgical art and how this vision contrasts to contemporary notions art. The Recovery of the Arts […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged Ark, arts, Babel, carpenter, Christ, Eastern Orthodox, Noah, Old Testament, techne April 1, 2017
 

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