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Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony
By SISTER GABRIELA
“To paint an icon is like writing a poem; one cannot add or take away a single word. In the same way the icon should only contain the necessary, not too little, not too much.”
Archimandrite Sophrony
Seeking Perfection, p, 164
About
Father Sophrony, Sergei Sakharov (1896–1993), started his life as a painter. He then became a monk, priest, spiritual director. He founded his own monastery and began to paint icons. The latter part of his life is well known, but his artistic path is still mainly unknown. The present book is an attempt to rectify this and to introduce Father Sophrony’s artistic vision and understanding.