good morning on the air program and equipment by yanka belov sveta the elizabethan monastery in minsk cannot be imagined without a temple in honor of the icon of the mother of god, the sovereign the sovereign temple is made in the byzantine style inspired by the architecture of the hagia sophia

of constantinople. dozens of workers builders and artisans artists worked on its interior decoration. it is decorated with amazingly beautiful mosaics , frescoes and carvings, it has many unusual architectural solutions, and the iconography has certain features. the largest temple the monastery complex was conceived by the architect nikolai didko. as a tribute to the traditions of ancient architecture, the style of byzantine church art. it was reflected both in the exterior of the temple and in its decoration, a combination of two painstaking techniques, mosaics and frescoes. the open space and the absence of supporting columns in the central part of the building, the light drum and the massive dome, are

not similar to the temple, but other buildings of the monastery complex inspired a team of craftsmen to search for art in the depths centuries. the main parts of the temple are the dome and obsida. yes, there is always such a roll call between them. in this case, in the dome. we have an image of the ascension. this is the lord ascending, which in the glory that the angels carry such very large figures in the conch, the mother of god is depicted praying, too, not by chance, because the temple is dedicated to the mother of god, therefore the image of the arant in prayer. yes, the mother of god for all christians for all those who pray, she is such a representative, such an orant differs from other iconographic types majesty and monumentality, her posture is static, and the composition is symmetrical. the mother of god is depicted in the traditional gesture of intercessory prayer with her hands outstretched and outstretched to the side,

and the rest of the brotherhood is, as it were, subordinated to this ideological center, the northern wall is dedicated to the feast of the vision of the church of the mother of god of south is dedicated to christmas, too, such basic, central compositions that are usually binding, of course, traditional depictions of the assumption and christmas are depicted, but the architecture itself is not quite to us allowed this composition. here, in this case, apply, so we came to the conclusion. we make a picture of leading into the temple, and this one , too, received some unusual such proposal, because the temple was illuminated. eh, i saw it almost on the eve of this holiday. in this, too, some kind of symbolism was used, not only byzantine artistic mosaics and muralism, but also in the first churches in russia, over the years, frescoes gradually replaced mosaics and mosaic art was forgotten for a long time in the 18th century.

mikhail vasilyevich lomonosov the great. the russian scientist emphasized the two main qualities inherent in mosaic paintings - durability and color saturation lomonosov managed to develop a recipe of 112 tones and more than a thousand shades of color of his god . such an ideal temple that exists in the orthodox world a little later. we even made a special trip to istanbul so we were inspired to see sofia and hora monastery is here, in order to somehow preserve this continuity. well, partly. something succeeded. something, perhaps, turned out to be a little so original, you know, belarusian byzantium , a large number of people were united in working on this boorish thing, which sometimes did not mean that

we communicated so closely with each other. yes , everyone seemed to be working on his piece in some separate segment. but when it all came together, it was amazing that it all somehow very harmoniously for a while, the lord of all united gave some kind of single thought, a single such source of such inspiration, and this helped a lot. the alternation of mosaics and frescoes can be traced in the artistic images of saints on four sails. the faces of the evangelists john mark luke and matthew are magnified; a circular drum borders the image of the apostles, painted with special paints on wet plaster. all these are symbolic links in the composition of the ascension of christ the savior in the upper tier of the temple. the lower tier is filled with icons of saints, all icons were painted specially so that relics were placed in these icons, but many relics of particles of the relics of saints gathered and

i wanted these particles somehow not just to be inserted somewhere in the urea. yes, so that they get the opportunity to have this particle in the icon in the iconostasis of the image of the sovereign mother of god on the throne. well, and, as it were, the image of the savior is also paired with him on the throne on the sides. these are also saints who, as it were, hint at such a succession. yes, that is, it is vladimir and olga and konstantin and elena who help us so much to trace such a continuity of the byzantine and russian churches, a special place in the temple is reserved for the icon of the holy apostles andrei the first-called and peter and paul, special carved corners with onyx urea are built for them, a brand depicting the denial of peter and then the appearance of the lord to him when paul the apostle, an idiot, while still being with aulus, goes to damascus to persecute christians and christ appears on his way, and then he already preaches two such

life fragments that show, on the one hand, such human weakness even the saints and then god's such glory that overcomes this weakness. i think these are the stories. they must, well, somehow help people who are not always at a spiritual height . they, due to different circumstances, due to some special reasons, are people, applying themselves, seeing these stories, remembering those events that happened in life even from such great teachers and apostles in the church. yes, but it seems to me that these plots should help them to remind a person that the lord can, in any circumstances, reveal they somehow wanted to connect their glory and help get out of any life impasse of the image of the apostle andrew. this is again with the baptism of russia, because according to the tradition of the church , it is said that the apostle andrew preaches even reached our lands

, and therefore it is no coincidence that there is an image of the baptism of russia as the beginning of such a christian era precisely on our lands. the table feast in honor of the sovereign icon of the mother of god is celebrated on march 15 in a new style. the mother of god with the baby jesus is depicted in in a realistic pictorial manner, sitting on a throne, like the queen of heaven in her right hand is a scepter, and her left hand is laid on the orb, this image, important for russian orthodoxy, symbolizes the heavenly patronage of the mother of god in holy russia. the first work, the mosaic workshop was the figure of the mother of god in the confer of the sovereign temple at the bottom of the master worked for more than a year. first , they made a general sketch of all the mosaics of the temple, after they began to prepare the figure of the mother of god, it lasted a year, they worked selflessly for

obedience, all the guys left on the last bus, then they earned a tin in other places. and here we worked for the glory of god at that time we were graduates. the academy of arts, our belarusian minsk branch of the monumental department, had a very vague idea of ​​​​the church mosaic of the byzantine mosaic, so classical we had to travel to st. petersburg to moscow to meet people who already had experience in mosaic work or theorists of byzantine art. collected materials were in kyiv inspired by the mosaics of st. sophia of kiev , what was then available to us later, we were already able to get out to europe and see the mosaics of italy and constantinople, which again gave a significant impetus to the development of the workshop for the creative development of the brothers sisters in the workshop by the second

stage of the work of decorators steel dome and drum, an abundance of images and a mixture of decorative techniques united artists of various trends mosaic canvases and frescoes, stained glass and figured. a whole molding captured the years of well-coordinated work workers of the abode, those works lasted on mosaics, probably more than 5 years. so, until the age of 7, the team was a small person, 7-8. probably, small sketches were prepared at first, then the sketches were enlarged to natural size on the so-called cardboard and everything was already preliminarily typed on the tables on the cardboard. eh, after which they raised it in parts and already piece by piece. all this was transferred a second time in the domes of the walls in the sails of the temple . byzantine mosaic. first of all, this is a mosaic from malta of pieces of opaque glass with the addition of byzantine metal oxides

developed and perfected the production technology from malta, thanks to which this relatively economical and easy-to-handle glass became the main material in monumental painting. now working on i have objects in different e points of the world in different countries. we try, first of all, to make it so that all new experiments are, well, in some ways unique, in some ways a discovery for ourselves. if there is no revelation that you live. today, working on something and you don’t see that suddenly you comprehend something that you didn’t know before faced did not meet. but then this somewhat dead art turns into such work, ordinary and loses its salt through creativity and knowledge to salvation and purification

. over the interiors of the building allowed the artists working in the studios of the cloisters from the moment of its foundation. not only implement. and creative ideas, but also to master new techniques of mosaic masonry did mosaic, which a century ago, was quite common in belarus and mural foundations. ah, temple walls. so they were decorated with a small module. stones often had some kind of plant motifs. we have some storylines here. there are birds with animals another example of artistic mosaic combined with masonry is inspired by the ancient architectural motifs of the regions. caucasus in such mosaics, it is very important to work in a rhythmic way. therefore, it is important to select the alternation of rounds. such humpbacks

thin small stones. eh, the score of these rhythms should be rather slender, where it begins to be absent, the fabric is destroyed, the mosaics begin to tear and stretch and lose their organic concert hall and theatrical stage, the exhibition pavilion, mugs and creative sections for children and adults, cozy family cafes, interiors of the future center, referring to different eras of the past are stylistically united by the symbolism of the water element of water, which purifies both body and soul. the temple of the center of attraction is a lot of people of various professions, destinies, this unusual the project gave impetus to the creation of most of the monastery workshops, thanks to which many people, through labor, entered the path of spiritual search and, as a result, gained faith.

in one of the premises of the ark center, a floor mosaic depicting the places of the holy land will become the semantic link of the composition. in the work on the canvases, a traditional material known since antiquity is used. it requires the artist to be extremely attentive, accurate and careful in the selection of colors. this is one of one of the fragments of the map of the holy land, the city copernaul, signed all capernaum was healing, paralyzed according to the gospel from a-a holy scripture. this plot marked it as the lord said after the healing uprising and walk back set technology allows artists to do a significant part of the work, right in the studio base. such a technique. initial laying out of the mosaic. front side down, then the composition can be fixed from the wrong side with glue or cement

compositions. again fiberglass paper or tracing paper assembled modules as finished assembly units are mounted at the location of the mosaic; the first stage is a sketch; a cut is made; then it increases to the required size. if this is a small size, then maybe it will even be written on the sketchbook. maybe in full size, then all this is transferred to the base. if this foundation is not mobile immovable, that is, only in the wall on the wall in the church, then the masters go to the object. there, on the spot, the wall is prepared , wetted, depending on the technology used, laying technologies are used, mosaics, a direct set has developed historically from the very first mosaicists, who laid out patterns from colored pebbles on the paths and floors of ancient settlements, the meaning of direct. it is time for

direct laying of mosaic elements on a permanent basis. modules are pressed or glued onto the surface immediately forming a mosaic image of the master. mm makes a preliminary set, where some nuances are specified, the coloristic nuances of the drawing are corrected, a stage is made at which a quick change and search for the best solution is possible. e of some specific piece and you can put it all together and see how it will look like in its entirety and after that add some more teams, if they are needed, then. it's all stone by stone, after a stone it is transferred to a permanent basis on a mortar already on a wall, or on a prepared surface with malta has a wide color palette inside one hand-made glass can also be

insignificant. on the overflows of color, which in the finished product creates the effect of a vibrant color of shimmer and inner glow. it is also one of the most durable materials. mosaics, have survived centuries, without losing their beauty and brightness from malt to countertop, frost-resistant resistant to many aggressive environments, we limit ourselves to a palette , and when selecting only focusing on a sketch, we select asphalt, a palette is selected already in the material, some kind of adjustments can be made beforehand in every one of our jobs. there are such small palettes in the final, we even fix them for memory and for our experience, the size and shape of the modules. can vary virtually unlimited, which together with a wide selection of light provides the basis for creating various visual effects. it's always manual. after all, only a

competent calculation of the temperature and time of glass baking can achieve the required shade for mosaic art. such shades that a person can meet in everyday life have always been characteristic, and therefore, in the manufacture of smite, colors familiar to the eye are used, often pano pieces from malta are supplemented with natural stones, the third stage is the actual laying out. in the solution, one pebble is transferred from everything to the preliminarily a pledged piece, depending on the experience and , uh, the speed of the work of the master. it can be of different sizes, again according to its strength, so that the solution does not dry out, this glue, it quickly forms a crust on it, our craftsmen use this kind of spraying a little bit, and this slows down allows you to work a little longer than anyone else, it is logical when creating shining golden fo and robes characteristic of

byzantine church mosaics, ceramic gold glass tiles coated with gold coating are used are baked in kilns, and then cut into small modules. here you can see the completed work. this is an icon for the altar in the side of the temple. uh, complex shape. we went to the site and filmed a template. it has already been made here, and is already ready for transportation, 55. here is a golden background, which is e.g. complicated with ornaments. examples of river folds this work took a lot of months. four or five more even more than half a year. this is a very difficult painstaking work that was done here and there by 3-4 people. yes, someone was engaged, and the texts someone in the background someone folds a significant event for the history of the monastery. it was the visit

of patriarch alexei ii who completed the illumination of the sovereign temple. during the visit, his holiness was inspired and quoted by fyodor mikhailovich dostoevsky said that beauty will save the world. the illumination of the temple took place in 2008 . in honor of the memory of the 1020th anniversary. the visit of the honored guest of the baptism of russia was immortalized on a clay tablet created specifically for the occasion of the celebration. the theme of the sacrament of baptism was reflected by the masters several years later. in the interior of the crypt temple, illuminated in honor of the royal martyrs. there are no windows here. yes, that is, you find yourself, as it were, in another world in which a completely different reality, sometimes not quite, of course. here you are at work. it is not entirely clear that it is now on the street there now it is day and night, it is raining there or the sun is shining. you are like

you are out of touch and it helps to concentrate on prayer stonework cold light, painted walls and vaults a small room, the design of which is inspired by roman catacombs refers to the first centuries of christianity and helps to immerse yourself in the historical context of the ancient, catacombs, a special period in the history of the formation of the church , christians for a long time, persecuted by the roman authorities, were forced to accept the sacrament of baptism and pray underground. far from the sunlight events of the 20th century. the russian church was symbolically connected with the first christians. the tragic death of emperor nicholas ii of his wife and five children was the beginning of a new era of persecution of christians, and the expense of martyrs. went to thousands all period synodal. yes and in in general, even before such specially specific baptismal churches. in russia, almost

all people did not exist. they received the sacrament of baptism in infancy, this was such a feature of the russian church that everyone was orthodox , the child was baptized in infancy. and for this it was not necessary to create any special conditions in order to baptize a baby. you need a very small container for water, the stone baptistery of the baptismal church is its symbolic core and its shape is not accidental such fonts. just the same, they were created in early christian times, when most people were baptized by thais just the same, on the contrary, in adulthood, babies were less baptized. but conscious adults came, and even we know that many saints , like these, are revered by our church. they accepted baptism already at that age as an adult, the decoration of the baptismal church helps to reveal the symbolism of the sacrament of baptism itself, its deep essence, because the moment when communicating with the christian church is a turning point in

life. for every believer, the passage of the israeli people across the black sea and the event described in the old testament, when the water element became life for god's chosen people, and for their persecutors of enemies it became such an element, as if death, yes, and here on this fresco it is so, as if so symbolically depicted and this old testament plot is already such a prototype of the sacrament of baptism of painting, the isek technique was used, that is, painting with glue paints on a dry and hard canvas, and a plastered wall aseka gives a gain in pace, work and artistic possibilities, well, inferior to frescoes in durability and wear resistance is the decision of the lord, which is depicted here on another fresco, where the lord is plunging into the water. he illuminates this water with himself, takes on the

sin of a person, he conquers this sin, and therefore in the sacrament of baptism, every person, every christian enters the same element, one can say, where special prayers are read, that this water is such water that washes a person, healing his soul , enabling to enter eternal life, church art is a mediator between the earthly and the heavenly, one of the components of worship, and this is its distinguishing feature. it does not just illustrate the holy scriptures, the icon of mosaics organically continues the divine service with its earthly means, works of church art help, first of all, the soul, the believers, inviting people to a prayerful dialogue with eternity with the icon of the fresco. it is out of the context of the theologian. it's like it's

not fully revealed to us yet. even this temple, yes, during the service, when standing people stand here when hymns are sung, when the divine liturgy is served, when in this temple a person confesses, repents of his sins, takes communion at this moment. here are all those images. they really are. here they come to life, they open some new facet of themselves. there is no need to know any symbols anymore. but rather, such a purity of the soul is some kind of openness to the perception of divine truths. that purity and that beauty, which helped the ambassadors of prince vladimir to see in the church of sophia the truth, in general, of orthodoxy today, the sovereign church, can be the right to call the decoration of the monastery. it was the fruit of a single creative impulse, realized by a dream, an embodied prayer, and thank god it sounds in the temple. there

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