Ikon after Icon

Icon After Icon is a contemporary interpretation of ancient iconography.  The Russian collective describe their work as not being reproductions of the classical works, or simply a modern nod to the style, but Traditional Contemporary Art.  The work is created with various mediums – wood, stone, textiles, graffiti, mosaics, frescos and stickers – to form

Hillwood Estate, Russian Sacred Art Collection

I could feel the weight of the velvet, of the rich details, through the glass.  The embroidery caught the light like thousands of flecks of gold.  It was difficult to imagine the long, labored work (of perhaps more than one set of hands) discarded to be thrown away or destroyed.  This garment is a just