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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 Icon Painting of Fr. Stamatis Skliris: A Call for Authenticity

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano on April 21, 2020
The Icon Painting of Fr. Stamatis Skliris: A Call for Authenticity

It could be said that Fr. Stamatis Skliris ranks as one of the most important, albeit idiosyncratic and challenging, contemporary iconographers residing in Greece today: idiosyncratic, because his style stands out in a category of its own, in its personal, expressive potency and unique, at times odd, pictorial synthesis; challenging, because he often breaks all […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Authenticity, creativity, Expressionism, icon painting, Impressionism, modern art, Pointillism, Tradition, uniqueness, unrepeatability April 23, 2020

A Retractable Icon Screen

By Aidan Hart on April 13, 2020
A Retractable Icon Screen

Parishes in the Wilderness Orthodox parishes in Britain often have to share a church with Anglican parishes. Before each service they will usually need to set up all the furnishings and icons needed for Orthodox worship, then put them all away again at the end. It’s all quite tiring, both emotionally and physically, so the […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, anglican, Byzantine, Cambridge, folding, iconostasis, retractable, russian, temporary, wrought iron April 13, 2020

Review of “TREASURE IN A BOX: A Guide to the Icons of St Andrew” by Mary Kathryn Lowell

By Aidan Hart on March 19, 2020
Review of "TREASURE IN A BOX: A Guide to the Icons of St Andrew" by Mary Kathryn Lowell

In this newly published book, Mary Lowell describes the eighty-six icons and murals painted by Ksenia Pokrovsky (1942-2013) for St Andrew’s Orthodox church in Lexington, Kentucky. The icons and this book about them comprise a graphic account of the history of salvation, a visual catechism. The icons depict not just the major feasts of the […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged catechism tool, commissions, frescoes, iconography, Icons, Life of Christ, murals, New Testament, Old Testament, Russia, teacher, Theology March 19, 2020

Fr Gregory Kroug – An Exhibition Honoring the 50th Anniversary of his Repose

By Seraphim O'Keefe on October 8, 2019
Fr Gregory Kroug – An Exhibition Honoring the 50th Anniversary of his Repose

  The Exhibition In late June, I was blessed with the opportunity to spend a week in Paris, attending an exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary of the repose of iconographer monk Gregory Kroug. The event ran from May 14th through June 30th, and included a curated exhibition of Kroug’s iconography displayed in the […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, exhibition, frescoes, icon painting, iconograpahy, Kroug, Krug, Leonid Ouspensky, murals, Orthodox, russian, seraphim o'keefe October 8, 2019

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

An Interview with Iconographer Vladimir Grygorenko – His Recent Work and Developing Style

By Andrew Gould on August 19, 2019
An Interview with Iconographer Vladimir Grygorenko - His Recent Work and Developing Style

A. Gould: How did you first set out to be an iconographer? What led to this decision, and what was your initial artistic training?  V. Grygorenko: I began painting icons long before my conversion to Christianity, which happened back in 1991. For nine years I studied traditional oil painting in the art studio at Dnipropetrovsk […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Andrew Gould, Byzantine, dallas, frescoes, iconographer, Icons, murals, Orthodox, russian, saint seraphim cathedral, Vladimir Grygorenko August 27, 2019

Coming Soon: The Liturgical Arts Academy, August 18-24 2019

By Richard Barrett on July 29, 2019
Coming Soon: The Liturgical Arts Academy, August 18-24 2019

English-speaking Orthodox faithful in the United States who have wanted to learn the liturgical arts of the Orthodox Church — music, iconography, vestments, architecture and furnishings design, etc. — have historically had limited opportunities to study with knowledgeable teachers. Some have had the opportunity to go overseas to countries such as Greece and Russia to […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts, Music, News, Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Salzman, Byzantine Chant, Diakonia Retreat Center, education, Greek Orthodox, iconography, john michael boyer, Krista West, liturgical arts academy, Vestments July 29, 2019

‘The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting’: A Chinese painting manual offers inspiration to iconographers

By Aidan Hart on July 2, 2019
‘The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting’: A Chinese painting manual offers inspiration to iconographers

Truth is truth wherever it is found. In fact, it is all the more delicious when found in unexpected places. I was at the opening of an exhibition of The St John’s Bible, for which I had been one of the illuminators, and fell into conversation with one of the professors at Minnesota University. We […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Chinese painting, detail, dexterity, discipline, freedom, icon painting, methods, practice, technique, Tradition July 1, 2019

Wrestling with Angels: Icons from the Prosopon School

By Jonathan Pageau on June 17, 2019
Wrestling with Angels: Icons from the Prosopon School

The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton MA will premiere Wrestling with Angels, an exhibition of forty-six contemporary icons by sixteen iconographers from the Prosopon School of Iconology and Iconography, July 19-October 27, 2019.  Exploring the recent renaissance of this ancient tradition, the exhibition will feature icons by the founder of the Prosopon School, Vladislav Andrejev, along with works […]

Posted in Iconography, News | Tagged andrejev, iconography, Icons, lynette hull, Museum Of Russian Icons, prosopon, Vladislav Andrejev June 17, 2019
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