Iconographers. Personal information.
Sacred Murals Studio was founded in St. Petersburg in June 2000 by Olga Shalamova & Philip Davydov. For ten years, since the 1991 till the 2001 Philip studied and worked in icon painting studio of his father, Reverend Andrey Davydov, orthodox priest and world-wide known iconographer, dean of St. John the Baptist cathedral in Pskov (North-West of Russia).
Philip Davydov
The
Head and Art Director of Sacred Murals Studio.
First time participated a truefresco mural work at 16. Truefresco technology attracted him from the first moment of work, he just fell in love with truefresco mural work.
TrueFresco for Philip Davydov: "It is absolutely the most natural technology for monumental decoration of Christian church. With minimum expenses fresco gives maximum possibility for monumental decoration, and as a matter of fact, all the materials, necessary for truefresco mural decoration, are cheap and can be acquired and prepared almost everywhere".
See Portfolio of Philip Davydov and Sacred Murals Studio.
Write an e-mail to Philip Davydov.
Olga Shalamova
Every time, when we have a commission
for a mural decoration to be done, I feel an extraordinary inspiration
for creative work. This technology, like no other, allows,
literally, to transform the church interior or exterior and
make it be a unique space. The sacred murals naturally help us pray deeper
and really feel presence of painted around saints and Christ.
In our Sacred Murals Studio I work as an assistant
yet, doing backgrounds, graphics and other secondary work. I just
like study and to understand the truefresco process. Any student, who
wants to work all by himself we advice to get much
experience and professionalism first. So, every time I participate
truefresco work, I learn something new for myself, - about colours
and drawing, how to work in accordance with architecture,
and other things.
And even if it may seem very easy to create
a fresco mural for a church, when You work, You discover, that this
work has a lot of very specific details and You can learn them just
step by step in a long practical work.
Write an e-mail to Olga Shalamova.
Theodor Pirvits
Short interview:
Truefresco technology imposes specific requirements to a muralist: time for working on the wall is strictly limited by the process of drying of the surface and the artist has to be ready to work without mistakes. Therefore fresco technology dictates its own rules of work and requires self-discipline from the muralist, coherence and consequence in actions. The muralist is tied for time and is forced to use only the most necessary means of expression. Fresco technology disciplines the artist. The muralist has to control the creative process avoiding all unnecessary movements, lines and colors. Fresco forces the artist to reduce the image to the essence, to dispose of everything that is redundant. So, what in the given image is essential and most important and what is accidental and unnecessary? It is always interesting to see how every muralist answers to this question in his works and if he has anything to answer. An expert eye can catch it at once.
Write an e-mail to Theodor Pirvits.
See more Christian frescoes in our Mural Gallery and icons in Icon Gallery.
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For ordering or buying any of our sacred icons, commissioning fresco murals, questions or proposals, just e-mail us, or call +7 950 00 58 293.
To see more sacred icons, frescoes, mosaics and miniatures, visit another internet gallery of Christian images at http://iconaantica.spb.ru.
