Project
Ceramic icon featuring Martyr George Victorious for the temple facade in Gzhel
Category
Best Implemented Façade or Interior Project Using Ceramics
About the project
The tent church of Great Martyr George was built in 1912 through 1914 by architect Velikovsky on the order of porcelain manufacturer Kuznetsov.
The ceramic icon featuring Martyr George was made with the mixed method – they used the glazed ceramic bass relief and the smalta background. The inspiration source for the authors included the traditional icons telling the stories about George fighting the viper and the original style of the church.
The key objective of the project was finding the most expressive composition for the façade that would match its unique architecture and comply with the Orthodox icon painting tradition.
Location
Novo-Kharitonovo Village, Ramenskoye District, Moscow Region, Russia
Project design/implementation year
2023
Extra visual materials
https://youtu.be/P_-acAeXaQQ?si=tJnTvJ1zfQw_COPe
Applicant
Olga Pervozvanskaya, artist and researcher
Authors of the project
Olga Pervozvanskaya, Armas Kabrera Dalyam
Project status
Implemented
