1.As the Orthodox faith continues its journey away from the Roman Catholic church, the need to establish visual points of difference became apparent, and this leads to a call for more ikonic artists.
随著东正教与罗马天主教会分,对创自身形象体系的需求愈发迫切,故而需要大批圣迹艺术家为之效力。
2.Ikonic art can be found throughout the Orthodox Christian faith to represent the messiah, saints and other holy figures, but it is an exacting art that few men master, let alone dabble in.