Aphrodites:
A personal project dedicated to our goddesses of beauty.
The idea for this project is born about 3 years ago when I moved from Greece to Cyprus. The island is according to the Greek mythology the birthplace of Aphrodite and the exact place where the Myth is locating the rise of the goddess from the sea is about 5 minutes from my home. The whole area of Pafos is so obsessed with Aphrodite and I couldn't resist to be influenced of the frenzy.
Initially this project was part of my Endless Summer one. I decided to separate them as the Endless Summer series is much more nostalgic. But it was difficult for me to distinguish my version of Aphrodite from my favorite season of the year. For me it's in the midst of summer, we welcome the Aphrodites. They are the small ephemeral goddesses of the summer. My project is a hymn to the female beauty and the different versions of Aphrodite. Sometimes Urania, other moments Pandemos, sometimes erotic, other moments innocent. Sometimes dreamy and sometimes provocative, my Aphrodite is always a mosaic made of tiles from a retro icon of nature.
The Aphrodites' tesserae (the mosaic stones) include flowers, plants, fruits but also fish, birds and horses that refer to the retro as well as the museums. The beauty of Aphrodite passes the ephemeral and enters the museum. It is borrowed from a world painted by scholars, biologists or naturalists who are fit to give the image of the ideal everyday woman who is bathed in the light of Cyprus literally and symbolically.
The Aphrodite pallet is stolen from the brightest hours of the Mediterranean summer. Blue from Potima beach, Coral Bay and Akamas, gold from the sedimentary rocks of Paphos, purple from Maratheftiko wine and red from spring strawberries. The colours that women love, wear and impersonate. Mental and spiritual situations. Experiences of the past and of the future.
The Aphrodites' tesserae (the mosaic stones) include flowers, plants, fruits but also fish, birds and horses that refer to the retro as well as the museums. The beauty of Aphrodite passes the ephemeral and enters the museum. It is borrowed from a world painted by scholars, biologists or naturalists who are fit to give the image of the ideal everyday woman who is bathed in the light of Cyprus literally and symbolically.
The Aphrodite pallet is stolen from the brightest hours of the Mediterranean summer. Blue from Potima beach, Coral Bay and Akamas, gold from the sedimentary rocks of Paphos, purple from Maratheftiko wine and red from spring strawberries. The colours that women love, wear and impersonate. Mental and spiritual situations. Experiences of the past and of the future.
The artworks:
Like my hat?
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 197x110cm (77,6x43in)
Summer breeze
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 147x110cm (58x43in)
My Venus - my Medusa
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 197x110cm (77,6x43in)
Salty watermelon
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 110x128cm (43x50,5in)
Summer ride
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 197x110cm (77,6x43in)
Aphrodite bouquet
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 110x110cm (43x43in)
On my rock
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 161x110cm (63x43in)
Last summer’s lust
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 143x110cm (56x43in)
Marathevtiko
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 197x110cm (77,6x43in)
Thinking of you
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 197x110cm (77,6x43in)
Almyra
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 118x110cm (46x43in)
Cycladic memories
Limited edition digital mosaic on canvas 110x178,5cm (43x70in)
The Details
- Limited edition numbered fine art print, created with the exclusive authority of the artist.
- High-quality print on canvas, produced using giclée 12 colors.
- Available in three dimensions.
- Custom sizes are available upon request, please contact us for more information.
- High-quality print on canvas, produced using giclée 12 colors.
- Available in three dimensions.
- Custom sizes are available upon request, please contact us for more information.
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