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Icon (secular)
An icon, from the Greek word for image, is a religious painting in the tradition of Christianity. Icon may also refer to: General concepts * Icon (semiotics), a sign characterised by iconicity, the resemblance to what it signifies ** Pictogram, a type of graphic sign * Icon (computing), an image used in a graphical user interface * Cultural icon, something or someone that is seen as representative of a given culture ** Pop icon, a celebrity, character, or object whose exposure in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era ** Architectural icon, a groundbreaking or unique building ** Gay icon, an LGBT cultural icon Arts, entertainment, and media Books * ''Icon'' (novel), a 1997 fiction novel by Frederick Forsyth * ''Icon'', a novel by Bodie and Brock Thoene * '' iCon: Steve Jobs'', a 2005 biography of Steve Jobs by Jeffrey Young *''Icons: Creativity with Camera and Computer'', an illustrated book by photographer Douglas Kirkland Fictional cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon
An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic Church, Catholic, and Lutheranism, Lutheran churches. The most common subjects include Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, saints, and angels. Although especially associated with portrait-style images concentrating on one or two main figures, the term also covers most of the religious images in a variety of artistic media produced by Eastern Christianity, including narrative scenes, usually from the Bible or the lives of saints. Icons are most commonly painted on wood panels with egg tempera, but they may also be cast in metal or carved in stone or embroidered on cloth or done in mosaic or fresco work or printed on paper or metal, etc. Comparable images from Western Christianity may be classified as "icons", although "iconic" may also be used to describe the static style of a devotional image. In the Greek language, the term for icon painting uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (Stargate SG-1)
The eighth season of ''Stargate SG-1'', an American-Canadian military science fiction television series, began airing on July 9, 2004, on the Sci Fi channel. The eighth season concluded on February 22, 2005, after 20 episodes on British Sky One, which overtook the Sci Fi Channel in mid-season. This was the first season of the show to have 20 episodes instead of 22, as well as the first to air concurrently with ''Stargate SG-1'' spinoff series ''Stargate Atlantis'' (the first season thereof). The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, while Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper served as executive producers. Season eight regular cast members include Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, with Christopher Judge, and Michael Shanks Production Cast and characters The regular cast members of season eight are Richard Dean Anderson as Colonel/Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, Amanda Tapping as Major/Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter, Christopher Judge as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (Paradise Lost Album)
''Icon'' is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost, released on 28 September 1993 through Music for Nations. It is the band's final album to feature Matthew Archer on drums. In February 2018, ''Icon'' was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, becoming the second Paradise Lost album to be featured in the Decibel Hall of Fame (alongside '' Gothic''), with the magazine naming it influential to the development of the gothic metal subgenre. Style ''Icon'' marked a departure from the death-doom sound of their early work. In 2008, speaking to ''Kerrang!'' about the album's music, Nick Holmes recalled: Track listing All songs written by Nick Holmes and Gregor Mackintosh. Personnel * Nick Holmes – vocals * Gregor Mackintosh – guitars * Aaron Aedy – guitars * Stephen Edmondson – bass * Matthew Archer – drums * Guido Zima Montanarini – drums (''Icon 30'') Guest musicians * Denise Bernard – female vocals * Andrew Holdsworth – key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (John Lennon Album)
''Icon'' is a compilation album by John Lennon, released in 2014. It is part of the budget line Icon album series issued by Universal Music Enterprises since 2010. The album's closing track, "Give Peace a Chance", lists John Lennon and Yoko Ono as writers for the first time, continuing the evolution of songwriting credits for this song, which began as Lennon-McCartney when originally issued as a single in 1969 and then changed to Lennon alone after the '' Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon'' compilation in 1997. Track listing #" Imagine" #" (Just Like) Starting Over" #"Instant Karma!" #" Stand by Me" #" Watching the Wheels" #"Mind Games" #"Jealous Guy" #" Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" #"Love" #" Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" #"Give Peace a Chance "Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war song written by John Lennon (originally credited to Lennon–McCartney), and recorded with the participation of a small group of friends in a performance with Yoko Ono in a hotel room in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (Vince Gill Album)
''Icon'' is a greatest hits album by American country musician Vince Gill. It was released on August 31, 2010 by MCA Nashville, and contains select highlight songs from his career. Track listing Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in his review for Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ..., says the album is "a very good sampler of Vince Gill's biggest hits for MCA Nashville". Chart performance References 2010 compilation albums Vince Gill compilation albums MCA Records compilation albums {{2010s-country-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (Benighted Album)
''Icon'' is the fifth studio album by French death metal band Benighted. The album was released in October 29, 2007. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany. The artwork was created by Phlegeton. Track listing Personnel ;Benighted * Julien Truchan – * Olivier Gabriel – |
Icon (album Series)
''Icon'' is a series of compilation albums released by Universal Music Enterprises, a division of Universal Music Group, the largest music publisher in the world. The series began in 2010. Among the artists whose recordings have been included are Billy Ray Cyrus, Cher, Kenny Rogers, Joe Cocker, Michael Jackson, Nirvana and Queen. It also includes artists by the former EMI Records and Capitol Records labels once they were absorbed by UMG in 2013. Albums Mainstream * ''Icon'' (The Beach Boys album) (2013) * ''Icon'' (Billy Currington album) (2011) * ''Icon'' (Billy Ray Cyrus album) (2011) * ''Icon'' (Blink-182 album) (2013) * ''Icon'' (Bryan Adams album) (2010) * ''Icon'' (Cher album) (2011) * ''Icon'' (Captain & Tennille album) (2013) * ''Icon'' (Chris LeDoux album) (2013) * ''Icon'' (Eric Clapton album) (2011) * ''Icon'' (Fall Out Boy album) (2012) * ''Icon'' (Gary Allan album) (2012) * ''Icon'' (George Strait album) (2011) * '' Icon: Number Ones'' (Janet Jackson albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Min-woo
No Min-woo (; born May 29, 1986) is a Japanese-born South Korean actor, musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is also known under the stage names ICON and MINUE. He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later. In 2008, he began acting in various television series and movies, such as ''Pasta'', '' My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox'' and '' Full House Take 2'', and he regularly contributes to movie and drama soundtracks. In 2013, No made a comeback as a singer under the stage name ICON. In 2016 he enlisted in the military, and returned in 2018. In 2020, he made a comeback as the lead singer and leader of the newly formed band The Midnight Romance. Early life No Min-woo was born in Japan. His mother, then 20 years old, was aspiring to become an ''enka'' singer in Japan. He moved back and forth between Korea and Japan for a long time, and started playing the piano at age 7. He has a younger brother, No Jeong-hun, who is a singer under the pseu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (Icon Album)
''Icon'' is the debut album by American rock band Icon. It included their biggest metal radio hit song, "On Your Feet". The album was recorded mostly in the summer of 1983, with three additional songs "World War", "Killer Machine" and "Rock'N Roll Maniac" recorded in the winter to replace the two "weakest" songs to make a stronger album. The band toured the United States extensively to support the album, mainly headlining big clubs but also playing with other bands such as Accept and Autograph. The album was re-released the same year with songs 1 and 3 remixed, and a video was made for the remix of "On Your Feet". The album has seen multiple re-releases on CD, in Japan and on the European labels Bear Tracks, AxeKiller and Rock Candy. Track listing Side one #"(Rock On) Through the Night" ''(Dan Wexler, Stephen Clifford, John Aquilino)'' – 3:31 #"Killer Machine" ''(Aquilino, Wexler)'' – 3:31 #"On Your Feet" ''(Aquilino, Clifford)'' – 3:22 #"World War" ''(Wexler, Tracy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icon (band)
Icon is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in 1979 and initially disbanded in 1990, but later reformed in 2008. As of 2024, Icon currently consists of all five members of the classic lineup: Dan Wexler (guitar), Stephen Clifford (lead vocals), John Aquilino (guitar), Tracy Wallach (bass) and Pat Dixon (drums). History Formation Icon was formed in 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona, by high school friends Dan Wexler (guitar), Stephen Clifford (lead vocals) and Tracy Wallach (bass - a grandson of actor Eli Wallach). Wallach, Clifford and Wexler started playing together in 1973 in a cover band called Ice that played parties locally In 1979 they changed their name to Schoolboys and were joined by Dave Henzerling (guitar) and John Covington (drums) from a band initially called Driver (which also had Jim Seagraves on vocals. Schoolboys independently released an EP ''Singin' Shoutin'' in 1980 and had a few songs on local compilation albums. Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I•CON
The ''International Journal of Constitutional Law'' is a quarterly law journal covering constitutional law, administrative law, international law, and other branches of public law. It was established in 2003 by Norman Dorsen from the New York University School of Law. While originally only available in English, the journal now also publishes issues in Spanish. ''International Journal of Constitutional Law'', 30 September 2021. The journal is published by |
International Committee For The History Of Technology
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Internationalism (politics) * Political international, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
