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A Byzantine Master in the New World – An Interview with Iconographer Dionysios Bouloubassis

By Thomaida Hudanish on January 7, 2022
golden Christ, Pantocrator

Dionysios Boloubassis developed a reputation as a talented iconographer in Greece before he immigrated to the United States in 2013. Over the past ten years he built up a new portfolio of work in America, which together with his churches in Greece, demonstrates his experience and skill in carrying on the iconographic tradition. ORTHODOX ARTS […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged America, Byzantine, Dionysios Bouloubassis, fresco, greek, iconographer, murals, Orthodox January 7, 2022

Biblical Visions: Exterior Murals at the Monastery of the Transfiguration

By Hélène Bléré on May 3, 2021
Biblical Visions: Exterior Murals at the Monastery of the Transfiguration

Between 2016 and 2018 I created a series of wall paintings with scenes from the Old Testament for the exterior walls of a chapel in Dordogne, France. The chapel is located in the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration which was founded by Archimandrite Elie and is a dependency of the Monastery of Simonos Petras on […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Architecture, Byzantine, Dordogne, Eastern Orthodox, Exterior wall painting, france, fresco, Hélène Bléré, Icon, iconographer, iconography, keim, murals, Old Testament, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration May 11, 2021

Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

By Christabel Helena Anderson on April 8, 2021
Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

Editorial note: This is the third part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony the Athonite (1896-1993) as seen through a collection of monographs written by Sister Gabriela, a member of his monastic community in Essex, England.  The previous articles, Seeking Perfection in the World of Art can be […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged Architecture, art, athonite, Christ, church, Eastern Orthodox, essex, fresco, Icon, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical, liturgical art, liturgy, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, mount athos, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox, Sr Gabriela, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Tradition April 8, 2021

Narthex Murals at St John of the Ladder

By Seraphim O'Keefe on March 31, 2021
Narthex Murals at St John of the Ladder

Introduction This article is the second in a series documenting the mural project at St John of the Ladder Orthodox Church in Greenville, South Carolina. This beautiful temple was designed by Andrew Gould. The previous article presented the murals in the two smaller rooms adjacent to the church’s sanctuary. Here, I will present the recently […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged art, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, fresco, Icon, icon painting, iconography, murals, saint john of the ladder, seraphim o'keefe, silicate March 31, 2021

Murals for the Burning Bush Chapel and Prothesis at St John of the Ladder in Greenville, South Carolina

By Seraphim O'Keefe on May 29, 2020
Murals for the Burning Bush Chapel and Prothesis at St John of the Ladder in Greenville, South Carolina

Introduction to the Project I have been commissioned to design and paint the wall iconography for the parish church of St. John of the Ladder in Greenville, South Carolina. This beautiful temple is of Andrew Gould’s design. His OAJ article about it appears here. I intend to post updates on the iconography project occasionally. As […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged burning bush, fresco, frescoes, greenville, iconographer, iconography, liturgical art, mural, Orthodox Arts Journal, Prothesis, seraphim o'keefe, silicate, St John of the Ladder May 29, 2020

The Living Icon

By Anton Daineko on August 28, 2019
The Living Icon

Editor’s Note: This essay was originally written in Russian by master iconographer Anton Daineko of Minsk, Belarus. It beautifully explores the paradox of creativity within iconography from the very personal perspective of a lifelong practitioner. Anton and Ekaterina Daineko regularly teach icon-painting workshops in the USA, which are highly recommended. They have upcoming workshops in […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, contemporary, Daineko, fresco, iconography, modern, Orthodox, russian, Theory August 28, 2019

Towards a Great Pictorial Synthesis: Interview with Ioan Popa

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on April 16, 2018
Towards a Great Pictorial Synthesis: Interview with Ioan Popa

The following is an interview with Romanian master iconographer Ioan Popa. He’s one of the leading representatives of the contemporary icon revival in Romania, focusing in both panel and monumental fresco painting. Our conversation touches on his artistic development, aspects of the professional training of iconographers in Romania and the challenge of creative engagement with […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Architecture, creativity, fresco, iconographer, iconography, Icons, liturgical art, panel painting, Tradition April 17, 2018

Conserve or Restore? A Question of Ancestor Kisses

By Mary Lowell on July 7, 2017
Conserve or Restore? A Question of Ancestor Kisses

Conserve: To protect from loss or harm; to keep quantity and quality constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes. Restore: To bring back into existence or use; to return to an original condition. Close in definition, the differences when applied to art treasures can be catastrophic. Consider the botched effort to “restore” Elías […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Andreas Ritzos, Angelos Akotantos, Cleveland Museum of Art, Conservator, Cretan School, Crete, Dean Yoder, Elena Valentinovna King, Eleousa Theotokos, fresco, Helen Collis, Heraklion, Hieromonk Seraphim Oftalmopoulou, iconographer, iconography, Icons, Ksenia Pokrovsky, Mary Lowell, mount athos, Orthodox Church, Panagia Pantovasilissa, Pskov Art Museum, Raphina, St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church Lexington, St. Petersburg Academy of Art, Triglia July 9, 2017

The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy

By Aidan Hart on April 4, 2017
The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy

The Transfiguration Secco for Lancaster University Catholic Chaplaincy Early in March my assistant Martin Earle, myself, and a former student from the Diploma in Icon Painting that I teach, Fran Whiteside, completed a secco wall painting of the Transfiguration. It took us just twelve days compared to the twenty months we had just spent on […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, fresco, iconography, secco, transfiguration April 4, 2017

Delicate Fluidity: The Icons of Anton and Ekatarina Daineko

By Jonathan Pageau on July 7, 2016
Delicate Fluidity: The Icons of Anton and Ekatarina Daineko

Anton and Ekaterina Daineko are a married couple from Minsk, Belarus. Their work in panel icons and frescos stands out for its fluidity in drawing as well as its subtle use of color and highlight. As they are giving some master classes in Vermont this year, I thought it would be a good opportunity to […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Belarus, Daineko, fresco, iconography June 5, 2017
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