Iconography

Fr. Maximos Constans

Aidan Hart Sacred Icons | Articles
Holy Icons In Today's World A living tradition's insights into contemporary issues in modern art, ecology and community
See — “Ecology”, and “Community”
The Pain of the Earth: A Cry for Change
See — “Asceticism”
Icons and the Material World
Transfiguring Matter: The Icons as Paradigm of Christian Ecology

The Degraded Iconicity of the Icon: The Icon’s Materiality and Mechanical Reproduction
“This article examines how mechanical reproductions lessen the icon’s “iconicity,” that is, its liturgical efficacy, full iconic potential, and symbolic power. It aims to clarify how the role of materials and craftsmanship affect the function of the icon as a concrete object within the aesthetic experience of liturgy. As will be demonstrated, these can either hamper or aid our “uplifting” in the course of worship. In other words, this article will approach the icon in its ontological status as a painting or work of art and not solely as a picture or “image” in the abstract. It is a liturgical object having inherent properties that make it what it is.”
Degraded Iconicity II: Uplifting Materiality and Symbol
Degraded Iconicity III: Mysteriological Matter; As Above, So Below
Degraded Iconicity IV: Symbolic and Priestly Craftsmanship
Degraded Iconicity V: Subtle Docetism; Approach to Materials
Degraded Iconicity VI: Towards Fullness of Iconicity

Andrew Gould | Orthodox Arts Journal — Articles