Pauline Books and Media
Quick Search:   Go    |    Advanced Search
 

Detail

Sailing Back to Byzantium: Art of Michael Galovic
Category: Books > Gift Books > Gift Books
Author/Artist:
ISBN / ID: 9780975643204
Publisher: Unknown
Binding: HARDBACK
Price: AU$99.95
  
Description: Michael Galovic's traditional icons and religious artworks are just one small element in the world of art, tradition thousands of years in the making. Used to decorate magnificent cathedrals and modest churches alike, they are the visual representation of belief and spiritual worlds that bind people and communities together. With his experience of over 50 years of icon-making, Michael employs his deep and sincere understanding of, and admiration for, traditional religious art, but also brings to it subjects and ideas very much of our own time. It is the road less travelled which he walks with genuine belief and a single minded determination to translate those ideas into powerful and engaging visual images.

This publication showcases the work of someone who still stubbornly uses egg tempera on traditionally gessoed hard surfaces with up to 12 layers, whether the artwork is a traditional icon or a contemporary rendition of an ancient theme. All this single-mindedness combined with the relentless grit of hardly missing a day's work results in a prodigious output. Michael's works are in well over 100 churches and institutions and numerous private collections in Australia and beyond.

This brilliantly designed volume in its 260 pages give us a kaleidoscopic spread of one marvel after another as a testament of what can be done if you combine a belief in what you do with a ceaseless questioning of it and a pushing of your own boundaries.
There are no reviews for this title. If you would like to submit a review, please click on the Submit Review button above.
 
 
Please note: All prices listed on this site are in Australian Dollars (AU$) and are GST inclusive.
Prices may change without notice. Postage & packing extra.
Copyright © Daughters of St Paul FAQ Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy
 
Home Page