Icon as Communion - Iconography - Book

Icon as Communion: The Ideals and Compositional Principles of Icon Painting Paperback 103 pages "Is it possible to teach Byzantine art? Can it be circumscribed within a set of artistic rules and principles that can be explained and demonstrated?" These are the questions with which George Kordis, Assistant Professor of Iconography at the University of Athens, begins his book. "Icon as Communion." This book is not an explicitly academic work, but instead an insight into the mind of an artist. It is a gathering of Kordis' thoughts, notes, and sketches, accompanied by his reflections on the holy art of Iconography. Contents Introduction p. 1 1. Role of Line in Byzantine Icon Painting p. 5 The function of line in creating the inner rhythm of the icon p. 8 The projector, or perspectival, function of line and the communion between icon and beholder p. 10 2. The Features of Line Byzantine Icon Painting p. 13 3. Sketches with Commentary  p. 19 Head in fro