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Finding Beauty in Beauty and the Beast – the Perspective of an Orthodox Christian Artist

By Andrew Gould on March 28, 2017
Finding Beauty in Beauty and the Beast – the Perspective of an Orthodox Christian Artist

Disney’s new live-action movie, Beauty and the Beast, has stirred up considerable controversy. Proponents of both feminism and the gay agenda have claimed the movie as a triumph for their cause. As an Orthodox Christian who has great respect for the power of fairy tales to shape our world view, I found these allegations troubling. […]

Posted in News, Reviews | Tagged Andrew Gould, beauty and the beast, Catholic, Christian, disney, Orthodox, perspective, review June 5, 2017

An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts – Part 12: Incense – Heavenly Fragrance and Transfigured Light

By Andrew Gould on December 3, 2014
An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts – Part 12: Incense – Heavenly Fragrance and Transfigured Light

This is post 12 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” Andrew Gould gives a unifying vision of how all the liturgical arts complement each other to create a living icon of the Kingdom of God. An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical […]

Posted in Architecture, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, Catholic, church, defense, frankincense, Icon, incense, liturgy, Orthodox, russian, smoke, transfiguration April 1, 2017

Catholic Liturgical Furnishings From Ouspensky Disciple

By Fr. Patrick O'Rourke on August 23, 2013
Catholic Liturgical Furnishings From Ouspensky Disciple

Leonid Ouspensky, from his apartment/studio in Paris taught many young artists and created some of the finest iconography and iconographers of the 20th century. Recently, one of his pupils, Joris (George) Van Ael, came to my attention. Van Ael’s style is strongly reminiscent of others of the Ouspensky school like Fr. Patrick Doolan and Matushka […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects | Tagged Byzantine Iconography, Catholic, iconography, Ouspensky, Russian icons July 8, 2014

Can Statuary Act as Icon?

By Aidan Hart on January 30, 2013
Can Statuary Act as Icon?

There is a long tradition of relief sculpture in the Orthodox Church’s liturgical art tradition, but very little in the way of three dimensional sculpture. Can sculpture in the round act like an icon, leading us through itself to its prototype? Although, for reasons discussed below, the Orthodox Church is unlikely to adopt sculpture in […]

Posted in Architecture, Iconography, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, anglican, Carving, Catholic, clay, Icon, iconography, ivory, lincoln cathedral, Orthodox, plaster, sculpture, seventh ecumenical council, st-nicodemus of the holy mountain, statuary, the rudder October 7, 2015

The Bethlehem Icon Centre

By Jonathan Pageau on December 10, 2012
The Bethlehem Icon Centre

Editorial Note:  In the light of recent events in Gaza, I asked Ian Knowles the Director of the Bethlehem Icon Center to introduce us to this wonderful project.  In such a desperate political situation, sacred art has been focal point to bring about collaboration between Orthodox, Coptic, Catholic and Syrian Palestinians in the desire to […]

Posted in Iconography, News | Tagged Aidan Hart, Bethlehem, Byzantine, Catholic, charity, Coptic, Gaza, Icon, iconography, Israel, Orthodox, Our Lady of the Wall, school, students, Syrian, teaching, training July 14, 2014

Teaching Art in a Catholic School

By Jonathan Pageau on October 12, 2012
Teaching Art in a Catholic School

Some of you might be interested in reading a short article I wrote for the New Liturgical Movement.  I teach art once a week in a small Traditionalist Catholic school.  It has been a great joy to teach in a context so friendly to liturgical art.  On my first day, as I was explaining what […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged art, Catholic, curriculum, drawing, iconography, Jonathan Pageau, liturgical art, liturgical arts, new liturgical movement, students July 14, 2014

The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division (Pt. 6) – Conclusion

By Fr. Steven Bigham on July 20, 2012
The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division (Pt. 6) - Conclusion

This is the last in a six-part series. Part 1, Part2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5   The Role of the Icon in the Movement Toward Unity What role then can the icon play in the Ecumenical Movement? Will it be an instrument leading to the healing of schisms or a sign of division? […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, Catholic, Ecumenical Movement, ecumenism, Great Schism, iconography, Icons, Orthodox, Protestant, reunion, schism, union July 10, 2014

The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division? (Pt. 5)

By Fr. Steven Bigham on July 11, 2012

This is post 5 of 5 in the series “The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?” Fr. Steven Bigham Explores the icon as a universal language of Christianity through scripture, councils and tradition. The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division? The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division? (pt. 2) The Icon: Sign of Unity or […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged canonical, Catholic, Eastern Orthodoxy, ecumenism, Fr. Stéphane Bigham, iconography, Icons, Orthodox Arts Journal, Orthodox Church, Protestant, revival April 1, 2017

The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?

By Fr. Steven Bigham on June 8, 2012
The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division?” Fr. Steven Bigham Explores the icon as a universal language of Christianity through scripture, councils and tradition. The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division? The Icon: Sign of Unity or Division? (pt. 2) The Icon: Sign of Unity or […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, Catholic, ecumenical council, ecumenism, iconography, Orthodoxy, Protestant April 1, 2017
 

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