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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

An Inlaid Gospel Cover

By Andrew Gould on September 10, 2014
An Inlaid Gospel Cover

  The idea for this gospel cover began several years ago. I discussed with Jonathan Pageau the possibility of  using his stone carvings as inlaid icons in wooden liturgical pieces. He is able to carve the steatite stone slabs quite thin so that the weight is reasonable even for a book cover. I based the […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged athonite, athos, binding, book, Byzantine, Carving, clasp, Coptic, gospel cover, greek, Icon, inlaid, inlay, liturgical gospel, marquetry, Orthodox, parquetry, steatite, treasure binding September 10, 2014

Book Review — Beauty-Spirit-Matter: Icons in the Modern World, by Aidan Hart

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on July 14, 2014
Book Review --  Beauty-Spirit-Matter: Icons in the Modern World, by Aidan Hart

For the past 12 years or so, when perusing Aidan Hart’s essays and lectures, I often wondered if they would ever be published in book form. So it was a pleasant surprise to encounter some of them collected in Hart’s most recent book, Beauty-Spirit-Matter: Icons in the Modern World. It’s a long overdue book, bringing […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, art, book, Icon, iconography, modern, review July 14, 2014

Aidan Hart’s New Book on Icons in the Modern World

By Jonathan Pageau on May 20, 2014
Aidan Hart's New Book on Icons in the Modern World

In the spirit of Aidan Hart’s last series for OAJ (Holy Icons in Today’s World: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3),  his most recent book, “BEAUTY MATTER SPIRIT: Icons in the Modern World”,  focuses on the implications of the icon and its theology for our lives in the twenty-first century. 256 pages. Over 30 colour plates. […]

Posted in News | Tagged Aidan Hart, book, Icon, iconography, modern world, Orthodox May 20, 2014

Designing Icons (pt.3): New Icons

By Aidan Hart on November 26, 2012

This is post 3 of 9 in the series “Designing Icons” Aidan Hart gives us a full chapter on designing icons from his book “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting.” Designing Icons (pt.1) Designing Icons (pt.2): Icon Prototypes Designing Icons (pt.3): New Icons Designing Icons (pt.4): Researching Festal Icons Designing Icons (pt.5): Conventions of Traditional […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, alb, book, chasuble, dalmatic, design, drawing, fresco, gilding, hagiography, Icon, iconography, new icons, Orthodoxy, pallium, prototype, saint, saints, techniques, tonsure, Vestments April 1, 2017

Designing Icons (pt.2): Icon Prototypes

By Aidan Hart on November 19, 2012
Designing Icons (pt.2): Icon Prototypes

This is post 2 of 9 in the series “Designing Icons” Aidan Hart gives us a full chapter on designing icons from his book “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting.” Designing Icons (pt.1) Designing Icons (pt.2): Icon Prototypes Designing Icons (pt.3): New Icons Designing Icons (pt.4): Researching Festal Icons Designing Icons (pt.5): Conventions of Traditional […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, Archimandrate Alexi, book, design, drawing, Father Lukas of Xenophontos, fresco, gilding, hagiography, Icon, icon resources, iconography, Orthodoxy, Patrick Doulan, prototype, saint, saints, techniques, Vladimir Grygorenko, Zenon April 1, 2017

Designing Icons (pt.1)

By Aidan Hart on November 5, 2012
Designing Icons (pt.1)

This is post 1 of 9 in the series “Designing Icons” Aidan Hart gives us a full chapter on designing icons from his book “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting.” Designing Icons (pt.1) Designing Icons (pt.2): Icon Prototypes Designing Icons (pt.3): New Icons Designing Icons (pt.4): Researching Festal Icons Designing Icons (pt.5): Conventions of Traditional […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, book, design, drawing, fresco, gilding, hagiography, Icon, iconography, Orthodoxy, saint, saints, techniques April 1, 2017
 

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