Original artwork description:

Original artwork description
.."her hair changes into the foliage,her forearms change into branches;her foot now swift, now clings because of sluggish roots."She was turned into a laurel tree.

Continues the series of works dedicated to the revision of the Myth..
This time it is the Myth of Apollo and Daphne.

Title:Variations on the myth #4 "Apollo and Daphne".

Size:180x150×3 cm

Material:canvas panel,oil paints

Mithology does not have a single author, itisnot the Gospel of John. Mouthaftermouth, penafterpen, contributions are added to the stories of the myth, and the caughtfish come awayever so heavier and longer.
Every text, every image pertaining to the mythis in itsown nature interpretable, subject to improvisation, to exaggerating the vision, suggests an interpretation and acclaims for a rewriting.
The primaryintention for thiscycle of 8 worksabout the Mythwas to create something Pop, as in for the simplepeople, thatatleast in the first layer, that of the simpleviewing, would be accessible to allwithoutrequiringexplanations, aswasdone in the Reinassance, asdoesBansky. Instead no, instead no
Itwaspointed out to usthat the Mythis no longer pop, itistrue
BuyyetGreecewas in Italy, the Etruscansbroughtit in ourlands and the Romans in Europe
We are forced, againstourwill, to show atleast the subject, leaving open allinterpretations and personal visions. We copy from encyclopedias on the web, open and shared to allpopularcontributions, in whichitisspecifiedthat no warranties are givenregarding the validity of the contents, excatlyaswewished

Materials used:

Canvas,oil,oil paints, acrylic,brushes

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