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ikono On Demand is a €4.99/month subscription that offers unlimited access to curated playlists of the world’s most iconic artworks. Experience painting, sculpture, and contemporary art in ikonoTV’s signature silent, slow-paced style designed to inspire mindfulness, relaxation, and visual discovery. Art, uninterrupted. Anytime, anywhere.

Duration : 57s
Maturity Level : all

Heavenly Crown

Heavenly Crown

Gentile da Fabriano’s Coronation of the Virgin unfolds in a golden symphony of Gothic splendor. In this slow art reflection, Christ crowns Mary amid a celestial assembly, each angel radiating luminous devotion. Rich with gilded patterns and delicate gestures, the scene shimmers with reverence and joy. Ornate details encourage close, mindful looking, each figure a note in a sacred chorus. This is a vision of paradise, suspended in eternal celebration.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Velvet and Virtue

Velvet and Virtue

Bronzino’s Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo and Her Son captures a moment of serene elegance and dynastic pride. In this slow art experience, the Duchess’s sumptuous brocade gown shimmers with intricate detail, while her composed gaze and gentle hold on her son convey maternal strength. The rich textures and poised expressions invite viewers to linger, appreciating the harmonious blend of opulence and intimacy that defines this masterpiece.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Light and Silence

Light and Silence

Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation radiates divine stillness and celestial grace. In this slow art meditation, the archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary meet in a quiet cloister bathed in golden light. Every gesture is hushed, every fold of fabric gently sculpted. The scene unfolds in whispered reverence, as if time itself pauses to witness this sacred exchange. Angelico’s luminous palette and delicate details invite viewers into a moment of pure spiritual contemplation.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Sacred Union

Sacred Union

Pietro Perugino’s The Marriage of the Virgin unfolds in serene symmetry and gentle hues. In this slow art journey, the sacred moment of union is framed by harmonious architecture and soft Tuscan light. Figures stand poised in calm reverence, their gestures measured and graceful. The temple behind them draws the eye inward, evoking divine order and spiritual balance. Perugino’s quiet elegance invites viewers to linger, witnessing love, faith, and ritual in perfect stillness. Credits: The Marriage of the Virgin, Perugino, c.1800-1876, Lithograph, 23.4 x 18.3 cm (sheet of paper)

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Circle of Grace

Circle of Grace

Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo glows with sculptural clarity and divine harmony. In this slow art encounter, the Holy Family is revealed within a perfect circle, each movement tenderly carved in color and light. The figures possess a marble-like solidity, yet their interactions breathe with intimacy. Behind them, a mysterious row of nudes and a twisting sky hint at deeper spiritual rhythms. The scene invites quiet contemplation, where time bends and eternal love takes form.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Adrift in Despair

Adrift in Despair

In Le Radeau de la Méduse, Théodore Géricault captures a haunting moment of human endurance. This slow art experience lingers on each figure, emaciated bodies, pleading gestures, and flickers of hope amid chaos. Shadows stretch across stormy seas, revealing the silent agony of survival. The painting unfolds like a slow-moving tragedy, drawing viewers into the vast emotional depth and monumental scale of the work. Géricault’s brush gives voice to the unheard, transforming history into a visceral meditation on suffering and resilience.

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

Gaze and Deceit

Gaze and Deceit

Georges de La Tour’s The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds unfolds like a scene from a silent theatre. In this Slow Art video, candlelit tension flickers across the faces of players caught in a game of chance and deception. Every glance is loaded, every gesture deliberate. Rich fabrics and subtle expressions are rendered with Caravaggesque clarity. As the trick is revealed, an ace tucked behind the back, the viewer is drawn into a quiet drama of suspicion, illusion, and human folly.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Starbound Silence

Starbound Silence

In The Astronomer, Jan Vermeer captures a moment of quiet discovery. This Slow Art video lingers over soft light spilling onto maps, books, and a celestial globe, as the figure leans toward knowledge with hushed intent. Every fold of fabric, every gleam of brass, is rendered with luminous care. The scene invites stillness and an intimate view of a man reaching for the stars from the quiet of his study. It’s a portrait not just of science, but of wonder.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Ambition in Stone

Ambition in Stone

Lucas van Valckenborch’s The Tower of Babel (1568) rises in layered arches, echoing the Roman Colosseum, as a monument to human aspiration and folly. In this Slow Art experience, the tower’s spiraling ascent unfolds gradually, revealing bustling laborers and the commanding figure of Nimrod in the foreground. The muted palette and meticulous detail invite a contemplative gaze, highlighting the tension between human ambition and divine order. As each frame lingers, the painting becomes a meditation on the complexities of progress and the timelessness of cautionary tales.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Simona Deaconescu: Silent Places

Simona Deaconescu: Silent Places

This short film is about a choreographer, a director of photography, a music composer and five dancers meet up on infinite ground, a space filled with interlinked relationships. It was showcased at the Pool Festival in Berlin in 2016. Courtesy Pool Internationale Tanz Film Platform Berlin.

Duration : 12m
Maturity Level : all

YunTing Tsai: Betwixt and Between

YunTing Tsai: Betwixt and Between

YunTing Tsai is interested in dance video/film making. This short movie Betwixt and Between was awarded as the PEARLS 15, winner films of POOL 15 Internationales Tanzfilmfestival Berlin. Credits: Betwixt and Between, YunTing Tsai, (2012), 8 min 15. Courtesy Pool Internationale Tanz Film Platform Berlin.

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

Helena Jonsdottir: Gone

Helena Jonsdottir: Gone

Gone by Jonsdottir is physical cinema. A middle-aged man visits Gljúfrasteinn a house in Iceland where the novelist and Nobel Prize writer Halldór Laxness lived with his wife Audur. While the couple is away, a man enters their the house and spends the day there. Who is gone? Is he really there? What if someone spent the day at your house in your absence? Would you ever know? This short film by Jonsdottir is mindblowing. Courtesy Pool Internationale Tanz Film Platform Berlin.

Duration : 16m
Maturity Level : all

Roni Chadash: Spineless

Roni Chadash: Spineless

Roni analyzes the concept of the spine. After a long period in which she didn’t know where her spine was and why she was giving her whole self to other people destroying herself and her healthy ego. This movie talks about how we fit ourselves into society and let other people criticism affect us more than it should have. Through the whole film, the audience can not see the spine of Roni, as a symbol for it’s gone. Courtesy Pool Internationale Tanz Film Platform Berlin.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Smoke-Clad Warrior

Smoke-Clad Warrior

Directed by Mali Lazell and Adrian Kunzel, performed by Yuko Kaseki and Kaddish, this movie won the Pearl Award at the Pool Festival 2014 in Berlin. It talks about the journey of a warrior. Choose your battles. Fight the Fight. Courtesy Pool Internationale Tanz Film Platform Berlin.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Humble Abundance

Humble Abundance

Jean-Siméon Chardin’s Vegetables for the Soup invites a meditative gaze into the quiet poetry of daily life. In this Slow Art video, earthy tones and soft light reveal a rustic arrangement of leeks, carrots, and a simple pot on a worn wooden table. Each object is rendered with tender realism, celebrating the dignity of the ordinary. As the scene unfolds, textures and shadows emerge, offering a serene reflection on nourishment and simplicity. Chardin transforms the mundane into the sublime, reminding us of the beauty in life’s humble moments

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Whisper of Light

Whisper of Light

Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciazione unfolds in hushed reverence. In this Slow Art video, the angel Gabriel arrives not with drama, but with delicate stillness, his wings outstretched, his gaze tender. Mary’s response is equally serene, her gesture poised between surprise and grace. Soft Tuscan light brushes the garden, distant hills fade into sfumato, and every surface breathes with quiet divinity. Leonardo’s early mastery is revealed in gentle glances and radiant calm, a moment of sacred encounter suspended in time.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Wings of Thought

Wings of Thought

Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine sketches unfold like a dream of flight rendered in ink. In this Slow Art video, delicate lines and looping annotations hover on parchment, revealing a mind in motion. Feathers, pulleys, and wing spans are drawn with both science and poetry. Each frame invites quiet wonder at the intersection of imagination and invention, where human ambition first took shape as the flight of birds, translated into visionary design.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Sacred Shadows

Sacred Shadows

In a dim, dreamlike grotto, Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks unfolds with ethereal calm. Through Slow Art’s meditative gaze, soft chiaroscuro reveals divine figures wrapped in mystery: Mary, the Christ Child, an angel, and John the Baptist. Their gestures are tender, their glances profound. Light glimmers on rocks and robes, water pools in silence, and every detail invites quiet reflection. This painting breathes a sacred stillness, where nature and spirit are fused by Leonardo’s visionary hand.

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

Silent Aphrodite

Silent Aphrodite

Emerging from shadow into light, the Venus of Milo stands poised in timeless stillness. This Slow Art experience reveals the subtle interplay of marble and form, the curve of her hip, the quiet tension in her stance, the absence of arms enhancing her enigma. As you linger, her beauty unfolds not in perfection, but in presence. Each slow frame captures the quiet strength and divine mystery of Aphrodite, goddess of love, carved in stone and suspended in eternity.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Eternal Grace

Eternal Grace

Bathed in soft, silent light, the Bust of Nefertiti radiates timeless elegance. Her serene gaze and symmetrical features emerge slowly in this contemplative video, revealing the delicate contours and vibrant pigments of ancient artistry. Each angle invites reverence, the slight tilt of her neck, the enigmatic calm of her expression. Over 3,000 years old, yet impossibly modern, she embodies the quiet power of beauty and mystery preserved. This Slow Art moment lingers on perfection carved in limestone and painted with eternal care.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Isabelle Hayeur: Uprooted

Isabelle Hayeur: Uprooted

Isabelle Hayeur is a lens-based artist known for her photographs and her experimental videos. She has also realized public art commissions, several site-specific video installations and photography books. Her work is situated within a critical approach to the environment, urban development and to social conditions. She is particularly interested in the feelings of alienation, uprooting and disenchantment.

Duration : 10m
Maturity Level : all

Isabelle Hayeur: Mirages

Isabelle Hayeur: Mirages

Isabelle Hayeur is a lens-based artist known for her photographs and her experimental videos. She has also realized public art commissions, several site-specific video installations and photography books. Her work is situated within a critical approach to the environment, urban development and to social conditions. She is particularly interested in the feelings of alienation, uprooting and disenchantment.

Duration : 10m
Maturity Level : all

Antti Laitinen: Growler

Antti Laitinen: Growler

Antti Laitinen born in 1975 and is an artist from Finland. This project Growler, made in 2009, sees the artist making a small iceberg storing seven cubic meters of snow inside a big styrofoam box. When the summer came, Antti took the snow out and brought it to the sea.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all