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Interview with Iconographer Baker Galloway

By Seraphim O'Keefe on March 31, 2022
Mother of God "Of the Sign"

Editor’s Note: Following upon Aidan Hart’s recent post about applications currently being accepted for the 3-year Icon Painting Programme taught by him, we present an interview with a 2019 graduate of that program, Baker Galloway, conducted by Seraphim O’Keefe on behalf of the OAJ.  Introduction Baker Galloway is an American graduate of the 3-year Icon […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Aidan Hart, Baker Galloway, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, icon painting, iconography, Icons, liturgical art, seraphim o'keefe, The Prince's School April 7, 2022

Every Human Being is a Creator: An Interview with Davor Džalto

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on July 28, 2021
Every Human Being is a Creator: An Interview with Davor Džalto

Dr. Davor Džalto is professor of Religion, Art and Democracy at Saint Ignatios College in Sweden. His research focuses primarily on the exploration of human freedom and creativity, as metaphysical, political, as well as aesthetic concepts. All of these concerns come together in his book, The Human Work of Art: A Theological Appraisal of Creativity and […]

Posted in Theory | Tagged Conceptual Art, contemporary art, creativity, Expressionism, Fine Art, freedom, Icon, iconography, installation, liturgical art, modern, painting, persformance, sacred, Tradition August 2, 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

‘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

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

Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on January 3, 2019
Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

Editorial note: Due to its little-known subject matter and the book’s current limited availability in some regions, the following is a summary, rather than a standard review, of Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony1 – Sister Gabriela’s monograph on the artistic journey and iconographic legacy of Elder Sophrony. […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged Architecture, athonite, book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Fr. Sophrony, Icon, iconography, liturgical art, monastery, mount athos, Orthodox Church, pencil drawings, russian, Russian Orthodox, St. Silouan, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Tolleshunt Knights, Tradition March 31, 2021

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

The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art

By Aidan Hart on October 19, 2016
The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The Altar and The Portico” Aidan Hart explores the relationships and differences between sacred art and secular gallery art. The Altar and The Portico (pt.1) The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art THE SACRED AND THE SECULAR The Relationship of Orthodox Iconography and Gallery Art […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, design, iconography, liturgical art, sacred, secular April 8, 2017

The Altar and The Portico (pt.1)

By Aidan Hart on October 13, 2016
The Altar and The Portico (pt.1)

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “The Altar and The Portico” Aidan Hart explores the relationships and differences between sacred art and secular gallery art. The Altar and The Portico (pt.1) The Altar and The Portico (pt.2): Gallery Art THE ALTAR AND THE PORTICO (PT.1) The Relationship of Orthodox Iconography and Gallery […]

Posted in Architecture, Church Furniture, Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, design, iconography, liturgical art, sacred, secular June 5, 2017

A Matter of “Ethos”: An Interview with the Painter Markos Kampanis

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on May 12, 2016
A Matter of “Ethos”: An Interview with the Painter Markos Kampanis

We often forget that our contemporary art, although the offspring of the 20th century revolutionary avant-garde, has its own set of artistic dogmas, its form of “orthodoxy”, so to speak. Ironically, although the avant-garde might have shattered the stifling shackles of the Academy, it has now itself become another form of restrictive academy, forming an […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Theory | Tagged contemporary art, icon painting, liturgical art, modernism, murals, printmaking, Secular Art, Tradition June 5, 2017
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