Often, even among believers, there is a perception that iconography is a frozen form of painting, where the main task of icon painters is to follow the canon of the genre. However, this is not quite true. Like any art, iconography also develops over time and strives to reflect the world around it. If we, for example, take the icons of the XV-XVI centuries, we can find typical types of the times in the design of clothes and plots.
Nowadays, of course, most workshops are essentially engaged in copying iconographic images of the past, trying to reliably convey the original. This method is also necessary in our time, when society has not yet recovered from Soviet atheistic years. However, there are also masters who, following the church canon, create new models of iconography and move this genre up to date. Among them - the Mykolaiv workshop "Heaven on Earth", whose works are now known around the world.
Icons from five masters "Heaven on Earth" are written using traditional materials and techniques. Gilding, silvering, and also natural minerals are widely used. Even hooks for attaching images are forged by hand. The plots of icons are also very diverse. In addition to the traditional images of Christ Panctorator, Our Lady and the Saints, there are unique new themes in the works of masters, for example: “Six Days - the Creation of the World”, “Mother of God “The Helper in Births ”,“He Bore Our Sins”,“Mother of God Grieving for the Murdered Babies” etc.
The online store "Axios" provides a unique opportunity to buy copies of icons produced by the workshop "Heaven on Earth". In addition, you can order a double folding of these icons, a wedding couple or a series of twelve icons of the Twelve Great Feasts. Our consultants will be happy to help you choose the image you need and arrange a quick delivery. Open "Heaven on Earth" with the store "Axios".
