Iconography Art
artION was created to communicate the art of Byzantine iconography art, with anyone who wishes to own such a work of art, either to feel the concept of the Divine near them, or to beautify their gaze through this art.
My icons are unique, painted from start to finish by hand, without the use of machinery.
The icons I create are copies of Byzantine icons and are made on wood, on whose painted surface, the appropriate substrate has been created, to be able to accept the colours. For the creation of the icons, you can choose between different types of wood, such as marine plywood, linden, beech, oak, etc.
Indicatively, the dimensions of the wood (straight wood or carved wood), on which I work on my icons, start with the smallest dimension which is 20X25cm, with various intermediate dimensions, and reach the largest dimension which is 50X70cm (click here).
The preparation of the substrate for the icons is done with the traditional technique of mixing chalk or putty powder or marble dust, animal glue and the use of fabric reinforcement.
For the background of the icon, either plain paint or gold, white gold, silver or copper leaf (real or fake) can be used.
The painting of the icons is carried out using the also traditional technique of mixing egg yolk and powder colours.
Each of my paintings is a unique piece of art, with a distinctive personal style, line and touch, and it is very difficult to create the next one identical to the previous one.
The back of the icons are always hand-signed by me, as a sign of hand-craftiness and uniqueness.
Acquire a piece of art that will remain an heirloom in your family or offer it as a precious gift.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Siovas Ioannis
The iconographer
About Orders
For any further information please contact me, either directly via e-mail (preferred), or via the contact form on the site (preferred) or by phone.
If you are interested in getting information about one of my icons from those already existing in the site's gallery, you can click the button "I am interested" that you will find next to each icon.
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