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‘Mythology’

art series

2023-...
The artist explores natural symbolism based on the mythology of ancient civilizations, in particular ancient Greek and ancient Roman.
The series is based on the concept of the duality of our world. The constancy of black and white, their simultaneous existence, an infinite cycle. In understanding this truth lies power.
what that meant for ancient nations then and for us now
The study is conducted in terms of three aspects:
Subject
Philosophy
Visual
what mythology tells about
visual codes chosen by the artist to convey the embedded meanings
This is an ancient image: a ring-rolled snake eating its own tail. Even in ancient Egypt, it marked an endless cycle of nature — a constant change of life and death, day and night. He personified the universe and its processes, which have no beginning and no end.
Ouroboros
120*120, Oil on canvas
01
The symbol itself is a representation of the duality of the world, its infinity.
The artist moved away from the traditional ring image of this symbol. The endless labyrinth symbolizes the difficulties that a person or other beings experience in their lifetime or multiple lives.
The artwork is ready for exhibition
One of the three gorgon sisters who were daughters of the sea deity Forkia and Keto. She had incredible beauty and allure, which attracted the excessive attention of the god Poseidon. He rode with her forcibly, despite being refused. He found her in the temple of the goddess Athena, where she sought protection and salvation. After the incident, Athena turned Medusa into a terrible dangerous creature — with wings and snakes instead of hair, and an eye look capable of killing enemies.
Medusa
100*60, Oil on canva
02
Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα, romanized: Médousa, lit. 'guardian, protectress')
The artist regards this as a gift from the goddess Athena. With his help, Medusa could defend herself.
The artwork is ready for exhibition
Duality points:
BEAUTY — is a terrible force, it can bring both joy and grief ("terribly beautiful," "to get rid of beauty")
SNAKES — are poisonous and can kill, but are considered the oldest symbol of wisdom and their poison in the right doses is used in medicine for treatment.
"Medusa" brought a lot of grief after the transformation, for which it was killed by Perseus. But after his death, Gorgona’s head became a PROTECTIVE PEDANT (Gorgoneion), which served as a charm from evil (depicted on banners, shields, coins, in architecture, etc.)
Other series sketches
Sketch 130 x 80 sm
The series is in the process of being created. Works are not ready for exhibition
Sketch 120 x 70 sm
Apollo and Artemis. Twins
The birth of Aphrodite
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