M.A.D. GALLERY MILANO Biennial of Art 2017
Artist: Athena Tsirika
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Critical review curated by Carlo Greco Art Director of M.A.D. GALLERY MILANO Biennial of Art 2017
Athena carries us with these artworks, in the fantastic world of the Greek Gods In the work "The Wedding Dress of the Goddess Aphrodite" represented as if it was the sketch of a famous fashion house, the measurements are as real as if it had been made to measure. Sinuous and graceful, it tightens the waistline emphasizing the pronounced breast of the Goddess. The fabric seems in harmony with nature, transparent as the finest silk. It is a gift of the Gods, the decorations of flowers and twigs applied by birds, as in a fairy tale, transport it in flight. Aphrodite was born from the surf of the sea of Cyprus following a fight between Uranus and Cronus, at the end of which Cronus cut the testicles of Uranus and threw them into the sea. She is Goddess of love but also of sexuality, beauty and lust, as well as protector of all creation, the sea, the earth, the sky and all of nature. Athena uses her painting as a gift to the Gods from which she draws inspiration, she shows us her very intimate vision and she shares it by accompanying us on her journey of emotions.
Critical review curated by Carlo Greco Art Director of M.A.D. GALLERY MILANO Biennial of Art 2017
With the work "Fashion in the land of miracles" we evolve and shape our knowledge of Greek mythology enriching it with fashion value: we are always among the Greek skies of Mount Olympus and the Gods love to be fashion. The work appears to our eyes slightly and deliberately confusing, but it is just a moment, just long enough to resize within it. It seems to be taken from a dream, like a furtive Polaroid, where the frame has fixed two scenes perfectly dissolved into each other: on one side the landscape as background with flower, swan, ram and bird, on the other hand, instead, the emphasis is on the three elegant women, as if they were the three Moire, rejuvenated and embellished for the holidays. Each of them, a particularity that should not be underestimated, represents three different genres and three important periods for fashion in the world: Renaissance, Bohémien, Modern. As in heaven so on earth, it seems as if Gods decree with their choices which clothes to wear and which new Gods to consecrate among humans.
And this is what happens with Athena's third work "Burlesque and Fashion": the journey continues and we find the Gods among us, perfectly set and integrated, after the man over the centuries has managed to assimilate their styles capturing and proposing an atmosphere more in keeping with the lightness of an immortal life. Always the Moire, wrapped in charming and luxuriant outfits, framed by the red curtain: a festive air and a lot of lightness flutter in this canvas, hats with long feathers, naked breasts and skimpy dresses in full Burlesque theme. The Goddesses parade as if they were on the catwalk and walk with the Minotaur, also adorned for party, finally freed from the labyrinth of Knossos.
Critical review curated by Carlo Greco Art Director of M.A.D. GALLERY MILANO Biennial of Art 2017