In search of perfection in the world of art. Father Sofrony"s Creative Way

Archimandrite Sofroniya (in the world Sergey Semenovich Sakharov, 1896-1993) began his way as an artist. Subsequently, he became a monk, a priest, a spiritual mentor. He created his monastery and began writing icons. This part of his life is well known, but about the path of Father Sofronia as an artist still know very little. The book is the first attempt to fill this gap and tell about the origins and development of the artistic vision of the father sofronia.
The book is the first attempt to tell about the origins and development of the artistic vision of Father Sofronia (Sakharov) Her author is an artist, spiritual child and a student of an elder sofronia.
The book is a translation from the English second edition "Seeking Perfection in The World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony", released in the St. John-Forerovan Stavropigial Monastery (Essex, United Kingdom).
The main sources for the study were, first of all, the author"s personal memories of the author, the written heritage of the father sofronia and notes of eyewitnesses. The archives of various schools in which the father of Sofronia studied, as well as newspapers, magazines with exhibition reviews and catalogs. Some personal letters, research, archives and essays of contemporaries and friends of Father"s sofronia were also studied