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If the art of the United States as an independent value as their nature and purpose, then, is not Dekor Art has a separate value, its beauty belongs to the religious beliefs and experiences. Thus, the meaning Dekor outside the Orthodox faith, only from the artistic point of view, it is difficult to understand. Someone once asked the Russian theologian Father Alexander Mayne: how to learn to understand and feel icon? Mayne replied: "Only true love, not artistic, can teach you to understand and feel Dekor Let's say one of your loved one died, but you do not have his portrait, but retains a little. cut down on passport from old photos, but you still cherish this little picture, because this is the person you love ʱ?? So for me to receive Christ, even a bad icon is meaningful

But that does not mean having no artistic iconostasis. First, it should be understood that the specific Dekor fixed norms. If the general artistic point of view, we can say with a clear conservative icon painting, regulatory restrictions on the icon themes and characters and hindered the development of Dekor art. But it is not true icon painter. Orthodox Church never established canon in the field of art forms: some resolution Ecumenical Council and local conferences involving only individual themes of portraiture.

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A modern interpretation of the meaning of icons

As an Orthodox icon of traditional content, in the 18th and 19th centuries have been ignored and forgotten the religious consciousness, even something as decadent and abandoned. What are the reasons there are basically three: First, from the appearance point of view, the preservation of ancient icons are dusty, dark face, do not see the true colors of the United States (because they do not pay attention to save the sacred heritage and not good), and second, from the content, people only see the spirit of asceticism icon included. And did not see the joy, the third is the 18th-century Russia to accept the West after the Renaissance art of realism.

However, in the context of Russia's "religious philosophy revival of the early 20th century, some Russian theologians and philosophers began to focus on the phenomenon as a spiritual icon, to rethink the traditional icon reveals the ideological content of religious icons. Icon theology and Philosophy in Russia has been an unprecedented development.

The basic tendency of ancient Russian icons is asceticism. 17th century old ritual to send representatives Ava Qom clearly pointed this out. He pointed out that the artist was drawn to the image of the Savior, like Emmanuel, the face is swollen, his lips are red, curly hair, hands are obese. 

This painting is the enemy Nikon premeditated and support, as if painted portraits of the living. However, not so outstanding painter of ancient paintings, they are saints painted face and hands, because of fasting, labor and painful but sales

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If the art of the United States as an independent value as their nature and purpose, then, is not Dekor Art has a separate value, its beauty belongs to the religious beliefs and experiences. Thus, the meaning Dekor outside the Orthodox faith, only from the artistic point of view, it is difficult to understand. Someone once asked the Russian theologian Father Alexander Mayne: how to learn to understand and feel icon? Mayne replied: "Only true love, not artistic, can teach you to understand and feel Dekor Let's say one of your loved one died, but you do not have his portrait, but retains a little. cut down on passport from old photos, but you still cherish this little picture, because this is the person you love ʱ?? So for me to receive Christ, even a bad icon is meaningful

But that does not mean having no artistic iconostasis. First, it should be understood that the specific Dekor fixed norms. If the general artistic point of view, we can say with a clear conservative icon painting, regulatory restrictions on the icon themes and characters and hindered the development of Dekor art. But it is not true icon painter. Orthodox Church never established canon in the field of art forms: some resolution Ecumenical Council and local conferences involving only individual themes of portraiture.

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Dekor and art

Orthodox icon is a different from other art forms of religious art. Russian Orthodox theologian Bulgakov said: "Power Dekor is a unique tradition of the Church, but he was not verbal and writing, but in color and image reflect Therefore, Dekor themes and methods should be.It follows the tradition of the Church, which determines its content, meaning and form. icons of religious works of art, rather than "art for art" works

If the art of the United States as an independent value as their nature and purpose, then, is not Dekor Art has a separate value, its beauty belongs to the religious beliefs and experiences. Thus, the meaning Dekor outside the Orthodox faith, only from the artistic point of view, it is difficult to understand. Someone once asked the Russian theologian Father Alexander Mayne: how to learn to understand and feel icon? Mayne replied: "Only true love, not artistic, can teach you to understand and feel Dekor Let's say one of your loved one died, but you do not have his portrait, but retains a little. cut down on passport from old photos, but you still cherish this little picture, because this is the person you love ʱ?? So for me to receive Christ, even a bad icon is meaningful

But that does not mean having no artistic iconostasis. First, it should be understood that the specific Dekor fixed norms. If the general artistic point of view, we can say with a clear conservative icon painting, regulatory restrictions on the icon themes and characters and hindered the development of Dekor art. But it is not true icon painter. Orthodox Church never established canon in the field of art forms: some resolution Ecumenical Council and local conferences involving only individual themes of portraiture.

The icon painting is not fixed formula to church canons established as unfounded, but in church tradition Tradition as a basis. Because Dekor than as idle pastime to enjoy the goods, but to pray the prayer of goods to help. Dekor is a symbol of prayer through these images sacred reverence they demonstrated a prototype of the prototype prayer. Shape or structure of the original statue is believed to be completely reproduced prototypes, such as the tradition of the Church of Jesus Christ Himself imprinted face made of natural Savior and the apostles as a guiding way home painted by Madonna. The traditional way to the unwritten ban on icon painting specification icon painter is not a simple external constraints, but retroactive prototype form.

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