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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

A Professionally-Built Iconostasis for a Mission Church

By Andrew Gould on November 12, 2020
A Professionally-Built Iconostasis for a Mission Church

The iconostasis featured here is the culmination of an idea I have been developing for several years. It is installed at Saint Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I would like to tell the story of how it came to be, and discuss the problems it is meant to solve. The iconostasis […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged American, baton rouge, iconography, iconostasis, mission church, Natalia Aglitskaya, New World Byzantine, new world byzantine studios, Orthodox, russian, water gilding November 12, 2020

Elena Murariu: Tribute to Romanian Martyrs

By Raluca Prelipceanu on October 13, 2020
Elena Murariu: Tribute to Romanian Martyrs

Elena Murariu’s exhibition “Martyrs”, as well as the album published on this occasion, bring to our attention the story of Romanian martyrs who prayed for their country and for the whole world. Some recognized, but most unknown, these martyrs are the gift of their people, an offering to God. Their bones cover the land of […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged contemporary icons, drawing, Elena Murariu, icon drawing, iconography, martyrs, romania, romanian icons November 12, 2020

A Life of Icons – Interview with Anna Gouriev

By Jonathan Pageau on September 21, 2020
A Life of Icons - Interview with Anna Gouriev

Anna Pokrovsky Gouriev is a professional iconographer working in the United States. Originally from Russia, she is the daughter of Ksenia Pokrovsky who was one of the instrumental voices for the rediscovery of traditional iconography in the 20th century. Jonathan Pageau teaches with her at the Hexaemeron School of Ecclesial Arts, and it is in […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Anna Gouriev, Hexaemeron, icon painting, iconography, Jonathan Pageau, Ksenia Pokrovsky October 14, 2020

Painting the Iconographic Murals at Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

By Vladimir Grygorenko on September 15, 2020
Painting the Iconographic Murals at Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

I have been asked to paint the iconographic murals in the new chapel at St. Gregory Palamas Monastery in Perrysville, Ohio. This chapel, dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas, is yet another good example of contemporary Orthodox architecture. It unites the traditional appearance of Byzantine interiors with the familiar exterior detailing of rural vernacular architecture. It […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, chapel, frescoes, gregory palamas monastery, iconography, murals, ohio, Orthodox, russian, Vladimir Grygorenko March 17, 2021

‘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, Liturgy, Minor Arts, 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 March 31, 2021

Designing an Image of Everything

By Jonathan Pageau on July 30, 2020
The Cosmic Mountain

For many years now I have been studying the traditions of iconology, the sacred visual language which has developed in the Church.  Long before becoming an icon carver, the pattern of my thinking had already been built through meditation on the images of both the Christian East and the medieval West.  Although I am mostly […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged cosmos, creation, crucifixion, garden, iconography, iconology, Icons, Jonathan Pagaeu, mountain, paradise, Symbolism July 30, 2020

Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift

By Todor Mitrovic on June 23, 2020
Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift

Editorial note: This post is the first of a series of four which touch on the topic of “canonicity” in icon painting. The series consists of an expanded version of an article previously published in Serbian and in Russian. * The author, Todor Mitrović, is one of the foremost representatives of the icon painting revival […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged canon, Canonicity, Icon, iconography, juridical, law, prescriptions, rule July 1, 2020

The Icon of a New Saint: Sophrony the Athonite

By Sister Gabriela on June 9, 2020
The Icon of a New Saint: Sophrony the Athonite

On the 27th of November 2019, Father Sophrony, founder of the Community of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England; monk, spiritual father, theologian, and iconographer, was numbered among the saints with the name St. Sophrony the Athonite. This was not unexpected as there had been rumors earlier, but still, it changed my life. I […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged blue eyes, essex, iconography, Saint Silouan, St. John the Baptist, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony, St. Sophrony the Athonite June 19, 2020
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