Futuristic Icons and Religious Art

All of the following artworks are available as prints. All of these images are Copyright © Hannah M.G. Shapero. They are provided for personal viewing only, and may not be reproduced or distributed in any manner without the permission of the artist.

ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1994.
Collection of Mary Hunt.
One of the Futurikons series.
The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Gabriel is the patron of computers and the Internet.
Prints: Litho print, matted and mounted to 14"x11", US $30.00
Signed and numbered edition of 350.
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996.
Collection of Tommy and Sally Whitlock.
One of the Futurikons series.
The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Michael is the patron of high energy physics.
Prints: Litho print, matted and mounted to 14"x11", US $30.00
Signed and numbered edition of 600.
ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996.
Collection of Amanda Walker.
One of the Futurikons series.
The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Raphael is the patron of biotechnology.
Prints: Matted and mounted in two sizes:

Laserprint, 20"x16", edition of 25, US $30.00

Litho print, 14"x11", edition of 600, US $30.00

ARCHANGEL URIEL
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996.
Collection of Tommy and Sally Whitlock.
One of the Futurikons series.
The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Uriel is the patron of ecology and earth science.
Prints: Matted and mounted in two sizes:

Laserprint 20"x16", edition of 25, US $30.00

Litho print 14"x11", edition of 340, US $30.00

ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, PATRON OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 2001.
Collection of Amanda Walker.
One of the Futurikons series.
The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Gabriel is the patron of communications and electronics.
The "Satellite Dish Angel" was commissioned by Amanda Walker, a professional networking engineer. I found the satellite dish in the painting in a soy field in east Arkansas, belonging to East Arkansas Cablevision.
Prints: Matted and mounted:

Laser print 14"x11", edition of 75, US $30.00

OUR LADY OF THE COSMOS
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 16"x12", 2002.
Collection of Peggy Rae Sapienza.
One of the Futurikons series.
This icon is based on a traditional Byzantine prototype called the "Hodigitria," or "She who shows the way." In the design, the Virgin Mary, whom Eastern Orthodox Christians call "Theotokos" or "Mother of God," holds her holy son and points to him with her free hand, thus telling the viewer that Jesus is the "Way, the Truth, and the Life." In OUR LADY OF THE COSMOS, the ancient Hodigitria design is rendered in modern colors, textures, an through all the different size scales and physical substances of the Universe. The border shows the tracks of subatomic particles, the smallest scale. The pale blue background can symbolize blue skies, or perhaps the glow of cosmic background radiation. The cloak of the Virgin Mary, which is traditionally blue in Catholic and Orthodox religious art, is transformed into the colors of Earth from space, the blue of Earth's oceans, skies, and waves, and the mineral blue of lapis lazuli. At the heads of mother and child are two stylized stars, and the glow around the child's blessing hand symbolizes radiant electromagnetic energy. Finally, the holy child is robed in the largest scale, the fabric of space, filled with stars and galaxies. Instead of the traditional scroll, the Child holds a small computer. In Christian theology, God entered into the physical world through his incarnation as a human being. But not only human beings are given the potential for holiness through this event. The entire physical world is full of the presence of God, so that it is not "dead matter" but a manifestation of the beauty and order of God's creation.
Prints: Matted and mounted:

Archival Photo print 10"x8" matted to 14"x11", edition of 50, US $30.00

ANGEL OF THE STORM
Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 26"x16", 2006.
Collection of Maura Bernard.
One of the Futurikons series.
A portrait of the owner as a fantasy angel. The electrified pink harp actually exists, and she plays it professionally.
Prints: Available on request.

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	ARCHANGEL GABRIEL Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1994. Collection of Mary Hunt. One of the Futurikons series. The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Gabriel is the patron of computers and the Internet. Prints: Litho print, matted and mounted to 14"x11", US $30.00 Signed and numbered edition of 350.
	ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996. Collection of Tommy and Sally Whitlock. One of the Futurikons series. The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Michael is the patron of high energy physics. Prints: Litho print, matted and mounted to 14"x11", US $30.00 Signed and numbered edition of 600.
	ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996. Collection of Amanda Walker. One of the Futurikons series. The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Raphael is the patron of biotechnology. Prints: Matted and mounted in two sizes: Laserprint, 20"x16", edition of 25, US $30.00 Litho print, 14"x11", edition of 600, US $30.00
	ARCHANGEL URIEL Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 1996. Collection of Tommy and Sally Whitlock. One of the Futurikons series. The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Uriel is the patron of ecology and earth science. Prints: Matted and mounted in two sizes: Laserprint 20"x16", edition of 25, US $30.00 Litho print 14"x11", edition of 340, US $30.00
	ARCHANGEL GABRIEL, PATRON OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 14"x11", 2001. Collection of Amanda Walker. One of the Futurikons series. The four archangels represent different fields of modern science. Gabriel is the patron of communications and electronics. The "Satellite Dish Angel" was commissioned by Amanda Walker, a professional networking engineer. I found the satellite dish in the painting in a soy field in east Arkansas, belonging to East Arkansas Cablevision. Prints: Matted and mounted: Laser print 14"x11", edition of 75, US $30.00
	OUR LADY OF THE COSMOS Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 16"x12", 2002. Collection of Peggy Rae Sapienza. One of the Futurikons series. This icon is based on a traditional Byzantine prototype called the "Hodigitria," or "She who shows the way." In the design, the Virgin Mary, whom Eastern Orthodox Christians call "Theotokos" or "Mother of God," holds her holy son and points to him with her free hand, thus telling the viewer that Jesus is the "Way, the Truth, and the Life." In OUR LADY OF THE COSMOS, the ancient Hodigitria design is rendered in modern colors, textures, an through all the different size scales and physical substances of the Universe. The border shows the tracks of subatomic particles, the smallest scale. The pale blue background can symbolize blue skies, or perhaps the glow of cosmic background radiation. The cloak of the Virgin Mary, which is traditionally blue in Catholic and Orthodox religious art, is transformed into the colors of Earth from space, the blue of Earth's oceans, skies, and waves, and the mineral blue of lapis lazuli. At the heads of mother and child are two stylized stars, and the glow around the child's blessing hand symbolizes radiant electromagnetic energy. Finally, the holy child is robed in the largest scale, the fabric of space, filled with stars and galaxies. Instead of the traditional scroll, the Child holds a small computer. In Christian theology, God entered into the physical world through his incarnation as a human being. But not only human beings are given the potential for holiness through this event. The entire physical world is full of the presence of God, so that it is not "dead matter" but a manifestation of the beauty and order of God's creation. Prints: Matted and mounted: Archival Photo print 10"x8" matted to 14"x11", edition of 50, US $30.00
	ANGEL OF THE STORM Original: Acrylic on Masonite, 26"x16", 2006. Collection of Maura Bernard. One of the Futurikons series. A portrait of the owner as a fantasy angel. The electrified pink harp actually exists, and she plays it professionally. Prints: Available on request.