Subjects of icon painting are opening windows of eternity

An icon painting is synonym to a religious work of art.  For generations, the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic the Roman Catholic churches have been using this art form to bring gadget drowned generation near to the divine power. The iconographers have been adding new subjects beyond Christ, Mary, saints and angels like Saint Lukewith the dimensions 12″ x 9″, Transfiguration with the dimension of  24″ x 18″, Madonna with the dimensions of  17″ x 11″ and Saint Joan with the dimensions of 10″ x 8″. Every day, a new subject is added to woo the youth; drowned in luxury possessions.

 

Whether you reminds lines of John keats or words of Christine Simoneau Hales. Both states the power of beauty that beauty is attractive and draws us to itself. Each element in an Icon is explains the reason behind its making. It consists of a story while conveying the qualities of the saint depicted. The artists of icon painting are awakening slept souls to the attractiveness of god.people are also realizing that these icons are door to eternity.

 

 

Open your windows of eternity by these pieces of icon painting

Icon painting is following the eternal truth of our human fascination. We humans get attracted to beauty and it draws us to our inner consciousness. Earlier, a believe was dominating in the art world that only old artists love to make icons but now modern artists are turning ahead to become a iconographer. They have realized that the divine is the main beauty behind all tantrums and inventions in this world. It is an initiate that same realization to others by commissioning icons of saints and biblical text.

Burning bush icon show the attractiveness of god. They are our door to eternity. This icon of moses witness the coming of the messiah while delivering a message that how god transcends time.  icons are definitely windows onto a transfigured world. Christine hales has modelled holy trinity icons. It is approximately 24 x 18" and made using egg tempera and gold leaf gliding on wood panel. You can have this icon painting just at $20.

Friendliness of gadget generation with Byzantine icons

Whatever we do daily; becomes an integrated part of our life. Byzantine icons present the integrity of divine power in our life. Many attempts to express the glory of gospel and the Old Testament in 5^th and 6^th century. Now artists are merging artistry of bright stones, lively wall paintings, intricately carved ivory, and gold mosaics to impress youngsters. It makes these busy professionals spend some time praying to God.

The responsibilities of life never end.  You have to keep some aside and remind divine power every day. When an individual realizes that he/she is boarded on a paper boat and worried for the future is a purely foolish act. The human mind is attracted to the beauty around. The religious messages within an attractive artwork predominate.  A movement from classical tradition towards the more abstract and universal them paved a way to two-dimensional representations. A visual symbolic language steals the show fast. Byzantine icons style is not new; many churches adopted that style in the 6^th century. As history repeats itself so an old art style receives praise from gadget-friendly generation.