“Why do some coptic icons look cartoonish? Makary argues that the loss of apprenticeship, the absence of formal art education, and the pressure of rapid church construction have weakened artistic formation. Iconography is not a matter of copying lines and colors, but of understanding composition, light, volume, and the relationship between the image, the viewer, and the liturgical space. Sacred art must be treated as art in its fullness, not as a mechanical formula.”

Coptic Icons Explained: What Most People Miss With George Makary, interview with Fr Anthony Mourad (Coptic Orthodox Answers: http://www.copticorthodoxanswers.org/)

“Listen to the recording of our online panel, "The Past and Future of Coptic Iconography," where we explored the rich tradition and evolving landscape of Coptic iconography. The panel offered their thoughts on the relationship icons have to Church architecture, liturgy, theology and prayer, pointing the way towards a more comprehensive vision for the role of Coptic iconography in the 21st century.”

A short documentary showing the thoughts and processes behind the iconography in the chapel of St Pope Kyrillos VI.