Paradox, Revelation, and Surprise: Bishop Maxim’s Personal Testimony to the Art of Painting

Bishop Maxim has found remarkable and creative ways of relating Byzantine art to the culture of our times. The manner in which he places the expressive characters in their relative immobility reveals their internal movement, like in The Brothers Karamazov. The original attitude and direction of the details of the physiognomy of the characters from the latest works of Bishop Maxim give a particular breath and stand out from his previous works. He is careful not to overextend his colors, which would weaken the drawing line, which speaks for itself and is recognizable from a distance.

20 pages, softbound, 2021