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‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on September 3, 2020
‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

Archimandrite Sophrony, painting Christ at the Last Supper, early 1980s, the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Refectory.[1]  Image: ©The Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex.   Editorial note: This is the second part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony (Sakharov) as seen through a collection […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Reviews, Theory, Writers | Tagged abyss, art, biography, book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Father Sophrony, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical art, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Paris, Russia, Russian Orthodox, Saint Silouan, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Theology, Tradition September 4, 2020

Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on January 3, 2019
Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

Editorial note: Due to its little-known subject matter and the book’s current limited availability in some regions, the following is a summary, rather than a standard review, of Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony1 – Sister Gabriela’s monograph on the artistic journey and iconographic legacy of Elder Sophrony. […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Fr. Sophrony, iconography, monastery, pencil drawings, St. Silouan, Tolleshunt Knights May 5, 2020

Review of “Icon As Communion” by George Kordis

By Jonathan Pageau on December 18, 2015
Review of "Icon As Communion" by George Kordis

As an Orthodox convert in search of traditional Christian images, as someone who fled the contemporary art world to find a home in liturgical art, George Kordis‘ iconography challenges me in so many ways. Kordis’ virtuosity is undeniable and his mannerism both of form and color refer all at once to Byzantine art and to Modern and […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews | Tagged book, book review, drawing, George Kordis, Icon As Communion, iconography, Jonathan Pageau, kordis February 24, 2016

Book Review: Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity

By Lynette Hull on February 27, 2014
Book Review: Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity

I believe Dr. Cornelia Tsakiridou’s book, Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity, published by Ashgate press in 2013, is one of the most important books about icons published since the classic work, The Meaning of Icons, an audacious claim given the monumental nature of Ouspensky’s and Lossky’s work. Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity asks […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book review, Icon, iconography, lynette hull, Tsakiridou’ July 3, 2014
 

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