Sacred and secular in life and art, a workshop dedicated to the memory of Philip Sherrard.
8 July 2016
SACRED AND SECULAR IN LIFE AND ART
A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PHILIP SHERRARD
OXFORD, 14-17 JULY 2016
All sessions to be held at ST GREGORY’S HOUSE – 1 Canterbury Road, OX2 6LU, except Saturday afternoon session which will be held at the Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, OX1 3LU
Organized by the Ainos Cultural Society in cooperation with the University of Winchester, the Orthodox Theological Research Forum, the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius and the House of St Gregory and St Macrina
This event, dedicated to the memory of Philip Sherrard, on the occasion of the twenty years from his death, will focus on various aspects of the always interesting topic of the sacred in life and art. The workshop tackles questions related to the notion of the sacred in the 21st century, in life and art.
The Sacred here is approached in the context of the many layers of the concept of the mystery, such as what we cannot fully understand, what is beyond us, the perception of the divine in religious discourse, the mystery of artistic creation, and the challenge of scientific research. Our event is intended as an occasion for presentation of work in progress, an exchange of ideas and perspectives as well as an opportunity for intercultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary dialogue.
We are becoming increasingly aware that the forms of our life and art — of our modern civilization generally — have over the last few centuries been characterized by the progressive loss of precisely that sense which gives virtually all other civilizations and cultures of the world their undying luster and significance: the sense of the sacred. In fact, the concept of a completely profane world — of a cosmos wholly desacralized — is a fairly recent invention of the western mind, and only now are we beginning to realize the appalling consequences of trying to order and mould our social, personal and creative life in obedience to its dictates. It is not even too much to say that we are also beginning to realize that unless we can re-instate the sense of the sacred at the heart of all our activities there can be no hope of avoiding the cosmic catastrophe for which we are heading.
Philip Sherrard, The Sacred in Life and Art
Thursday 14th July
Morning session (10:00-13:00)
9.00 REGISTRATION (Please note that for day visitors, registration will be open every day half an hour before the beginning of each session)
10.00 Welcome address
Mission statement of the contributing organizing bodies
Veronique Magnes,
The Making of an Icon in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Warhol to Byzantium
COFFEE BREAK
Rebecca White
For everything that lives is holy (William Blake); Gregory Palamas on Beauty and Holiness
Dimitris Salapatas,
Iconography Finding its Place: The Increasing Awareness of Orthodox Iconography in Britain
Panel on The Sacred Unplugged: Art, Life and Beyond
Reflections and discussion on selected readings by and on:
St Paul, Cappadocians, John Damascene, Symeon the New Theologian, Eugene Trubetskoy, Fotis Kontoglou, Philip Sherrard, Fr Maximos Constas
Poetry reading by Christopher Viliers
Afternoon session (15:00-19:00)
Andrew Louth
Philip Sherrard and the Experience of God
Graham Speake
Philip Sherrard and Mount Athos
COFFEE BREAK
Robin Cormack
Philip Sherrard: Greek East / Latin West and the Art Historian
Peter Mackridge
Translation and Interpretation. Sherrard and Modern Greek Literature
Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia
Philip Sherrard: A Prophet of our Times
EVENING EVENT
‘Philip Sherrard: His Life & Work – The Thoughts of Bishop Kallistos Ware’, a 22 minute video, Temenos Academy production
Friday 15th July
Morning Session (10:00-13:00)
Dimitrios Harper
The Finality of Beauty: the non-anagogical turn of Kantian Aesthetics
Tikhon Vasilyev
The notion of beauty in Sergius Bulgakov
COFFEE BREAK
Nikos Livanos
Orthodoxy and Science around the World
Richard Price
Sacred and Secular: Where the two meet
Afternoon Session (15:00-19:00)
Patrick Martin
The Last Judgment Mosaic at Torcello, Venice – Exploiting the Resources of Byzantium
Maria Lidova
The Virgin among the Angels in Byzantine Art
COFFEE BREAK
Dimitra Kotoula
Byzantium and the Arts and Crafts: Secular or Sacred?
Aidan Hart
Art of the Altar and of the Portico: The Relationship of Orthodox Iconography and Gallery Art
EVENING EVENT
Projection of the film/documentary BREATH OF EARTH by Panos Karkanevatos based on the research and with the artistic direction of Lampros Liavas (University of Athens)
Saturday 16th July
Morning Session (10:00-13:00)
Sotiris Mitralexis
New Services for the Orthodox Church: an Anonymous Contribution
Andreas Andreopoulos
An Analysis of the Christian Liturgy through the Poetics of Aristotle
COFFEE BREAK
Alex Lingas
Music and Sacred Performance
June Boyce-Tillman
To be a Pilgrim: John Tavener’s Spiritual Journey through Music
Lady Maryanna Tavener
‘Shall these bones live’: Reflecting on the Work of Sir John Tavener
Afternoon Session at the IOANNOU CENTRE (15:00-19:00)
66 St Giles, OX1 3LU
Ouresis Todorovich
The Sacred in Art as a Diachronic Experience: From Prehistoric Cave Painting to ‘Byzantine’ Mark Rothko
Markos Kampanis
Visual Arts on the Threshold
COFFEE BREAK
Douglas Patterson
Journeys to Sacred Places
Lilian Delevoryas
Philip Sherrard: The Sacred and Secular – An Artist’s Perspective
Noel White
Perceptions of the Sacred in the 21st Century
EVENING EVENT
PRESENTATION OF THE WORK OF MODERN ARTISTS (AIDAN HART, MARKOS KAMPANIS, OURESIS TODOROVICH, NOEL WHITE)
Sunday 17th July
Afternoon Session (15:00-19:00)
Andrew Louth
Art and the Sacred in Philip Sherrard’s thought
David and Karen Cann
“Realization” of the Liturgy from the Perspectives of Dance Studies and Theology
COFFEE BREAK
Niki Tsironis
Orality and Sacred Performance
Andrew Walker White
Hierarchies of Performance: Some Thoughts on Ritual, Theater and Hellenic Culture
Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
Beauty will save the world. Is Beauty Sacred?
EVENING EVENT
Projection of the documentary on Philip Sherrard, by ANTIFONO
RECEPTION AT THE GARDEN OF ST GREGORY’S HOUSE
For fees, registration and general information please contact us on [email protected] tel: 0030 6932421060
