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Imagination, Expression, Icon…Pt. III: Concerning Expression

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on November 9, 2017
Imagination, Expression, Icon...Pt. III: Concerning Expression

This is part 3 of a series: Part 1, Part 2.   In general the artificial image, modeled after its prototype, brings the likeness of the prototype into matter and acquires a share in its form by means of the thought of the artists and the impress of his hands. This is true of the […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged craftsmanship, expression, Icon, imagination, interpretation, Logos, nous, prototype, sketches November 8, 2017

Imagination, Expression, Icon: Reclaiming the Internal Prototype

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on October 10, 2017
Imagination, Expression, Icon: Reclaiming the Internal Prototype

Editor’s Note: This article is a revised and expanded version of the talk with the same title given at the symposium, Living Tradition: Painting Sacred Icons in the 21st Century, organized by the Orthodox Arts Journal and which took place on May 23, 2015, at Holy Ascension Orthodox Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC. This post is […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged craftsmanship, Creative Act, expression, form, Icon, idea, imagination, matter, styles, Tradition October 10, 2017

Degraded Iconicity IV: Symbolic and Priestly Craftsmanship

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on April 24, 2013
Degraded Iconicity IV: Symbolic and Priestly Craftsmanship

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Degraded Iconicity” Icon as Symbolic Craftsmanship Although the technique of egg-tempera is ancient and predates the Christian period, it providentially has been adopted and retained by the tradition of icon painting. Encaustic was used but soon abandoned,which further confirms that not all methods have been deemed […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Liturgy, Theory | Tagged craftsmanship, iconography, liturgy, Symbolism April 1, 2017
 

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