An Icon - the Art of Traditions

The article examines the main issues faced by artists who want to do icon painting, who undertake writing icons and restoring temples. A brief overview of the activities of Irkutsk artists represents the directions by which iconography is developing in our region. It is emphasized that the canonicity of icon painting does not contradict the creative character of modern artistic culture and is a necessary condition for the work of Irkutsk icon painters.