Ikon Atelier

Ikon Atelier Ikon Atelier is a team of Byzantine iconographers and students based in Melbourne, Australia. It meant a literal fusion of the material with the spiritual.

Byzantine Iconography is an 1800-year-old art form with its antecedents in Hellenistic art of Egyptian Late Antiquity. It is the oldest and only Christian art form that remains unchanged. The word 'icon' - icona, ikona, икона (Russian) comes from the Greek word eikona (εἰκών, eikōn). It was first used in 500BC to describe a wall fresco, 3D statue, floor mosaic, encaustic grave painting, etc. Writi

ng an encouraging letter to a small church in Asia Minor, the Apostle Paul used the word ‘icon’ to describe Christ. Paul claimed that the man everybody knew as Christ was in fact also God. Thereby linking the material person with the divine - forever connecting in a sacred icon the material with the spiritual. From that point on, the word ‘icon’ meant more than a mere image or picture. The icon is a door leading us into communion with the heavenly kingdom. Its purpose is to reveal and bring about participation with a transfigured world. The icon technique has developed over the centuries in order to express the spiritual realities of life with God. Raw materials such as pigments, wood, egg and animal glue are used. Then through technique, prayer and living a sacramental life, these materials are transformed into a sacred icon. As such, an icon is a liturgical object where spirituality and material are inseparable. Our icons are hand painted using traditional techniques at the time of commission and can be found in private and commercial collections around the world.

03/05/2024
05/04/2023

Beautifully crafted hand-made brushes 🖌️

11/01/2023

Red on Christ’s garment symbolises His blood sacrifice for us. (1/30)

08/01/2023

The use of temperas dates back to Ancient Egypt. Here I am making the egg tempera medium with farm fresh organic egg yolks to mix with pure pigments. (1/30)

03/01/2023

Making progress on the first icon of a special commission. The process began by choosing the perfect cut of wood, followed by glueing the finest piece of linen over the surface of the icon board. (1/30)

Απόστολος Λαγουτατζής at his graduation ceremony at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, 19 June, 2022.
03/01/2023

Απόστολος Λαγουτατζής at his graduation ceremony at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, 19 June, 2022.

Monastic iconography workshop, Mount Athos, 2014.
02/01/2023

Monastic iconography workshop, Mount Athos, 2014.

Blessed Pascha to all! The Greek Orthodox Church East Melbourne, The Evangelismos, kindly commissioned me to write these...
01/05/2021

Blessed Pascha to all!
The Greek Orthodox Church East Melbourne, The Evangelismos, kindly commissioned me to write these icons and handcraft this crucifix before the church was sadly damaged by fire. Thankfully the work took some time to complete and it was delivered afterwards, once restorations of the church had commenced.

Blessed feast for Pentecost!
16/06/2019

Blessed feast for Pentecost!

Blessed feast for Pentecost!
May the Grace of our Lord Jesus be with us all!

"When the Most High came down and confounded tongues of men (Babel), He divided the Nations. When He dispensed the Tongues of Fire, He called all to unity, and with one voice we glorify the Most Holy Spirit."

Stocking up on pigments for my next project
10/05/2019

Stocking up on pigments for my next project

04/06/2017

A blessed feast for Pentecost! ☦️
"Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them didst draw the world into Thy net. O Befriender of man, glory be to Thee."

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