圣乔治屠龙
I will go before you and level the mountains;Isaiah 45:2
I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
Essay
A horseman with a spear is the most recognisable image in Russian icon painting. He has stood on the coat of arms of Moscow since the fifteenth century, and the kopeck takes its name from his spear. Here George is not a portrait of a saint but a formula: horse, rider, spear, serpent — four signs that read from any distance and in any material.
The series lives that formula through dozens of ways. A red ground built up in layers with a drawing scratched into it, as in the Novgorod icons. Blue azulejo tile — the southern twin, São Miguel Arcanjo as he was painted on Portuguese facades. A black field where dozens of faces gather around the rider. A white horse on gold and a black horse on gold — the same subject turned into its negative.
The matter is relief, paint, gold leaf along the contour and the halo, epoxy resin over everything. The gold is laid as leaf and muted: it does not shine, it answers the light, and by evening the work is different from what it was in the morning. Every piece is assembled by hand and exists in a numbered edition.
A series for those who want a guardian image — in a living room, a study, a reception hall. George holds the wall the way he has held the coat of arms for five hundred years.
The object
Each work is built by hand at the st.Aura studio. The object's data is recorded in the series passport and the studio registry.
Editions
Every edition is closed: once exhausted, no further numbers are issued. Number and tier are recorded in the certificate of authenticity.
Catalogue
Formats
Weight from ≈9 kg/m², converted per format. Proportions on request.
Price
The price of each work is quoted personally — too much affects it to fit a price list:
- — Resin depth: 2 / 4 / 8 mm, sanding and mirror polish
- — Finish: gold leaf or genuine gold, details of the work
- — Format and bespoke proportions
- — Studio workload: we are a local studio with our own schedule
A quoted price is held for a limited time from the date of enquiry.
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AN ORIGINAL ST.AURA WORK20
Certificate of
authenticity
This is to certify that the work described above is an authentic original created at the st.Aura studio, numbered within a closed edition and signed by the author. The work is recorded in the studio registry under the certificate number.
ST.AURAAU-GEORGIY-20
Artistst.Aura Studio
Authenticity is verified by certificate number against the studio registry. A holographic label bearing the same number is affixed to the back of the work.
