Elena Murariu: Tribute to Romanian Martyrs

By Raluca Prelipceanu | October 13, 2020 |

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…

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The Rich Classicism of Fr. Ilie Bobaianu

By Jonathan Pageau | February 16, 2016 |

Last year we posted an article about young Romanian iconographers creating traditional icons looking partially to modern art for elements to include in their work.   With the spiritual renewal of Romania, there are also some wonderful iconographers exploring the rich strain of classicism in Byzantine icons. Fr. Ilie Bobaianu (Dantes) is a monk and iconographer who’s work shines particularly…

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The New Romanian Masters: Innovative Iconography in the Matrix of Tradition

By Jonathan Pageau | March 18, 2015 |

(Editor’s note.  For some time now we’ve wanted to find a way to present the burgeoning iconography which is currently happening in Romania. And so after a bit of searching, this article introducing the new school of iconography was written especially for OAJ by Mother Atanasia (Văetişi) of the Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest in collaboration with my own parish priest Fr.…

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Mozaicon. Vibrant Romanian Mosaics

By Jonathan Pageau | December 10, 2014 |

Mozaicon was started by a group of Romanian fresco artists who came together in 2008 to create the mosaics for the Patriarchal Cathedral Complex in Bucharest.  After the initial project, only one of the artists, Daniel Codrescu continued working in mosaics until 2010, when once again other artists joined in to work on multiple projects…

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