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Christ of Saratoga, wall-painting, Holy Archangel Church, Saratoga, CA, Stamatis Skliris, 2020
Throughout May 2021 I painted this Christ, who now bears the inscription CREATOR, because it is saturated with angels, animals, and plants. It treads on the planet earth, which is peripherally framed by a yellow luminosity, which means that inside it boils liquid fluid ready to explode. The reddish color of the earth indicates that it is steeped in the blood of and murders. The only guarantee of peace is the face of Christ, the Crucified and Risen One. The Image discreetly focuses on the request of the whole planet to be saved from doom by adopting an ecological and peaceful way of life. The way the Icon is painted with the orthodox iconographic style (the fact that it is an iconization that will be performed in Orthodox Eucharist held in the Church), indirectly refers to the ontological basis of existence which is only the belief in the Resurrection and eternal life.
The Face and attitude of Christ is simple and free from more youthful artistic impressions. However, the whole environment is like creation bursting into calm praise for the fact that the existence that the Creator gives to the beings, is in itself the SURPRISE OF SURPRISES!
Throughout May 2021 I painted this Christ, who now bears the inscription CREATOR, because it is saturated with angels, animals, and plants. It treads on the planet earth, which is peripherally framed by a yellow luminosity, which means that inside it boils liquid fluid ready to explode. The reddish color of the earth indicates that it is steeped in the blood of and murders. The only guarantee of peace is the face of Christ, the Crucified and Risen One. The Image discreetly focuses on the request of the whole planet to be saved from doom by adopting an ecological and peaceful way of life. The way the Icon is painted with the orthodox iconographic style (the fact that it is an iconization that will be performed in Orthodox Eucharist held in the Church), indirectly refers to the ontological basis of existence which is only the belief in the Resurrection and eternal life.
The Face and attitude of Christ is simple and free from more youthful artistic impressions. However, the whole environment is like creation bursting into calm praise for the fact that the existence that the Creator gives to the beings, is in itself the SURPRISE OF SURPRISES!
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Pantocrator, acrylic on canvas, the Church of Eleousa Porou Cеphalinia, by Stamatis Skliris, 2019
ΠΑΝΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ, αγ Ελεούσα Πόρου Κεφαλληνίας, ακρυλ. σε καμβά , 2019.
ΠΑΝΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ, αγ Ελεούσα Πόρου Κεφαλληνίας, ακρυλ. σε καμβά , 2019.
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Pantocrator, acrylic on wall, The Church of Crkvine - Trebinje, Stamatis Skliris 2000.
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Pantocrator, acrylic on wall, The Church of Crkvine - Trebinje, Stamatis Skliris 2000.
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Saint Stylianos Small Chapel at the Institute of Children with special needs in Cholargos, Athens
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Inviting Zacchaeus to Come Down from the Tree, Acrylic on board, Stamatis Skliris 2018
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Inviting Zacchaeus to Come Down from the Tree, detail, Acrylic on board, Stamatis Skliris 2018
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"Heavenly Christ - Who is Winning and Who will win", acrylic on paper world map, 1999.
The icon of "Heavenly Christ - Who is Winning and Who Will Win" (acrylic on paper world map, 1999) is an allusion on those bombing Serbia with uranium bombs at the time I painted it. It is painted on a board where I made a collage of maps (hint of the nonsense of every war where one wants to grab and change the state borders and the maps.
The icon of "Heavenly Christ - Who is Winning and Who Will Win" (acrylic on paper world map, 1999) is an allusion on those bombing Serbia with uranium bombs at the time I painted it. It is painted on a board where I made a collage of maps (hint of the nonsense of every war where one wants to grab and change the state borders and the maps.
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Christ the Great Archpriest, acrylic icon on wooden board, 2016, by Stamatis Skliris
On Saturday April 16, 2016, I finished “Christ the Great Archpriest” for the Church of St Nektarios in Ano Voula (Greece). The heaven is His throne and the earth is a footstool for his feet. That is why I placed him as seated on the clouds.
The light creates a synthesis. It functions as a cinematographer who places everything in such a way that the vestments shine as if it is a supra-worldly sunshine, “luminaire” supernatural.
On Saturday April 16, 2016, I finished “Christ the Great Archpriest” for the Church of St Nektarios in Ano Voula (Greece). The heaven is His throne and the earth is a footstool for his feet. That is why I placed him as seated on the clouds.
The light creates a synthesis. It functions as a cinematographer who places everything in such a way that the vestments shine as if it is a supra-worldly sunshine, “luminaire” supernatural.
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Jesus Christ the Merciful One, Acrylic on canvas, by Stamatis and Maxim, 2015
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Christ the Pantokrator, All Saints Cemetery Church, Tvrdos Monastery, wall painting 2014.
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Christ Pantocrator, detail, St Nektarios Church, wall-painting, Ano Voula, Attiki, Greece 2014.
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Christ the Pantocrator, wall painting in the Church Panagia Eleousa, Legrena, Atiki, Greece; by Stamatis Skliris 2013
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Baptism, detail, wall-painting, St George the Great-Martyr Church in Stemnica, Greece, Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2004
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Christ Ascending, detail form the Ascension, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 1999.
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Transfiguration, detail, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 2000
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The Creator of the Universe, detail from the Creation of the World, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ's Resurrection, detail, St Nektarios Church, Voula, Greece; wall-painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Christ's Appearance to Thomas, detail, St Nektarios Church, Voula, Greece; wall-painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Christ's Appearance to Thomas, detail, St Nektarios Church, Voula, Greece; wall-painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Crucifixion, detail, St George the Great-Martyr Church in Stemnica, Greece, Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2004
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Christ, detail form the Holy Communion, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 1998.
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Christ, detail form the Holy Communion, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 1998.
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Christ, detail form the Holy Communion, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 1998.
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Christ the Great Archpriest, detail, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ, detail from the Holy Communion, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ Calming the Sea, detail, St Panteleimon Church, Glyfada, Greece; wall-painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Christ Calming the Sea, detail, St Panteleimon Church, Glyfada, Greece; wall-painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Christ, detail, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ Ascending, detail from the Ascension, St Maximus Church in Kostolac, Serbia; Wall-Painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2006-2010.
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Christ Pantocrator, detail, Holy Prophet Elijah Church, acrylic on canvas, Kastela, Peireas, 2000
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Ascension, Saint Nektarios Church in Voula, Greece, fresco/seco wall painting by Stamatis Skliris, 2008-2012.
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Jesus Christ, Egg-tempera on wooden board, 2012, St Maximus' Church, Kostolac, Serbia.
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Jesus Christ, egg tempera on board, 2007, by Stamatis Skliris; owned by Eli Kosanovich, Chicago
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Jesus Christ, Egg-tempera on wooden board, 1998, Tvrdos Monastery, Herzegovina.
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Jesus Christ, acrylic on canvas, church of the Prophet Elijah, Halandri, Athens, 1997.
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Jesus Christ, “the Same throughout All Ages,” detail, acrylic on wooden board, 1997.
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Jesus Christ, “the Same throughout All Ages,” acrylic on wooden board, 1997.
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Christ the Pantocrator or “Blue” Christ, egg tempera on cardboard “craft,” 1997.
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Jesus Christ the Great Archpriest, Egg-tempera on wooden board, 2010, St Steven's Serbian Cathedral, Los Angeles.
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Jesus Christ the Bridegroom of the Church, egg tempera on cardboard, 1993.
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Christ the Bridegroom with the Crown of Thorns, acrylic on wooden board, 2004.
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Cover: Stamatis Skliris, Christ – the Alpha and Omega, egg tempera on wooden board, Athens 2007
