Ancient art of icons gets new life Contemporary versions of religious paintings on display at Porterville Museum.(SOUTH VALLEY BEE) From: The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) | Date: March 30, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Fresno Bee. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Terry BergfalkSpecial To The Bee

PORTERVILLE -- Icon painting, which originated in the Middle Ages, is flourishing today, with hundreds of icon artists throughout the world following the concepts of those started in the old Byzantine monasteries.

Nine icon artists from Porterville, Springville and Bakersfield will display their works at an exhibit at the Porterville Museum starting Thursday. Fifty-five icon paintings will be featured by artists Boyd L...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Spiritual 'Tradition'; Icons of Russian faith.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART) The Washington Times ; Byline: Joanna Shaw-Eagle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs, just opened at the Hillwood Museum & Gardens, is the latest exhibit in what could be called the year of the icon. The exhibition marks the last - at least for now - of four superb
	Obituary: John Stuart; Scholar of icon painting and expert on Russian history.(Obituaries) The Independent (London, England) ; Byline: Ivan Samarine JOHN STUART was a leading scholar of icon painting with an international reputation, and an expert on all aspects of Russian history and culture. He was a man with an intensely developed visual sense, which he brought to bear not only in his chosen field of scholarship, but in
	Crete in history and myth.(travel)(Critical essay) World Literature Today ; CRETE, proud and hospitable, proclaims its cultural heritage from the moment the traveler lands at Heraklion's Kazantzakis Airport. Nikos Kazantzakis, whose study is replicated in the Historical Museum at Heraklion, was an ardent advocate for his beloved homeland: two of his powerful novels focus
	Art BEAT The Press ; Visual arts * After Lusk A Tribute to Doris Lusk is a new exhibition which opened yesterday at Nelson's Catchment Gallery, 255 Hardy Street. The works of Lusk, Sally Burton, Jane Blackmore, Nicola Mannering, Niki Jimenez, Graeme Stradling, David James, Darryl Frost and Linda Atkins feature in a
	The art of Halyna Mazepa on view at The Ukrainian Museum Ukrainian Weekly, The ; Baczynsky, Marta Ukrainian Weekly, The 09-03-2000 The art of Halyna Mazepa on view at The Ukrainian Museum by Marta Baczynsky NEW YORK - An exhibition of works by the late Halyna Mazepa will open at The Ukrainian Museum on Sunday, September 17, with the opening reception scheduled for 2 p.m. The

See all results.