Painting
Autoportrait
My self-portrait portrays the fragility of identity as a single cadmium thread, pulled at tightly and held closely towards the chest in a dualistic posture. The posture resembles that of Pharaoh- autonomous and a god in his own right- full of life,... More
Painting
Do Not Lament Me
Iconography is a medium through which I can construct a liturgical vocabulary and a spiritual environment that corresponds to particular religious and personal behaviours among the Copts. Beyond that, however, it also equips them with an... More
Painting
If You Will, You Can Become All Flame
"Abba Lot went to Abba Joseph and said to him, “Abba, as far as I can I recite my canons, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?” Then the old man stood up and stretched... More
Installation
The Chapel of Hospitality
Located on a parishioner’s private residence, this chapel consists of a painting program that pertained to the concept of hospitality, welcoming Christ into the home, and being that home itself. The chapel thus contains saints and Biblical scenes... More
Painting
The Confession
This piece examines what has recently been dubbed as the Coptic “Me-Too Movement” and invites the viewer to engage in a dialogue with the various parties presented: a defrocked clergyman at the door of his office in only his 3ema, and a group of... More
Painting
The Funeral Of A Passionate Man
The funeral procession has been the nucleus of the content of most of my secular paintings, sketches, studies, and watercolours. I found that funeral processions, both in my experience and in research, intricately cover all the aspects of life and... More
Painting
Three Saints
Iconography is a medium through which I can construct a liturgical vocabulary and a spiritual environment that corresponds to particular religious and personal behaviours among the Copts. Beyond that, however, it also equips them with an... More
Work by
George Makary
Painting, Iconography
“Alternating between the secular and religious, the earthly and the divine, I aim to weave two threads through a single tapestry, a conduit to the Copt unlocking the mysteries of who they are and how...” [More]