Exhibition of Icon Paintings in the Russo-Byzantine Style 14th - 28th April

Sacred Space Gallery is holding an exhibition of icon paintings by students and alumni of the Prosopon School of Iconology in Moscow.

The Prosopon School of Iconology was founded approximately 15 years ago by Vladislav Andrejev, a Russian-born iconographer. The school has branches in Estonia, Russia and the USA. The Prosopon School received the blessing of the Archbishop of New York and New Jersey, Metropolitan of all America and Canada in 2000. Over the years Vladislav's iconographic technique and teaching method have undergone development and refinement and as a result a distinct school of painting and interpretation of icons has evolved, which strives to be a continuation of the ancient Russian-Byzantine tradition as well as making a contemporary step in its development.

This tradition of icon-writing reached its apogee during the XVth century. Today, Russian iconographers produce icons that reflect the same state of inner contemplative depth through artistic nuance and attention to iconographic canons and principles.

Only natural materials are used, such as gessoed wooden panels, egg tempera, ground pigments, genuine gold leaf and linseed oil based (olipha) varnish.The Prosopon exhibition catalogue can be viewed online.There will be an opening reception on 14th April, 6.30pm to 8.30pm.The exhibition will be held from 14th to 28th April.Sacred Space Gallery is located at St John's Notting Hill, Lansdowne Crescent, London W11 2NN.Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 1.00pm or by appointment.For further information please contact Sacred Space at 020 8969 7492/07903 889897 or email info@sacredspacegallery.com