Christian religious icons is not a new concept in
Christianity. It has been there since ages in
Eastern Christian tradition. The representation of sacred personages
or events in wood or mural painting attracts many to the nearness of the divine
power. Today, new age iconographers are painting in new style to woo the gadget
drowned generation into the real experiences of the life. The best part of such
attempts is that our youngsters are understanding these initiates by the
artists; a window into the eternal world.
Saint George and the Dragon
with dimensions: 8 x 10″, Saint Camillus de Lellis with dimensions: 9 x 12″,
Madonna with dimensions: 17″ x 11″ etc. are expressing challenging tasks into
simple expressions by making its relevancy to the current modern world. It
looks great to see our contemporary artist being working in the wake of the great
Byzantine masters. When people witness consonant icons surrounding them then a
vast change comes in their personality. The efforts of iconographers are not
less than renowned social workers who are removing every minor sign of
violence, hatred, racism and other inhuman activities from our societies. Christian religious icons
follow rule of egg tempera colour mixing. That makes these icons looks new
after years and years.
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