Original artwork description:

Aegean is my hometown. The cylindrical landmarks of the Cyclades tell stories of tradition and human labor to the hills which they beautify with their presence. Invented in the pre-industrial times, they give a perfect example of ecology, as they make the best of the Aeolian energy to satisfy the man’s need for the cornerstone of nutrition: bread.

To build a windmill used to be a hard and costly thing. Its spot had to be carefully chosen: the more exposed to northerly winds, the better. That’s why they stand perched on hillsides, and like vigilantes at the exits of gorges, or like lighthouses on the edge of capes. On the other hand, the distance to the village was no less important, as windmills had to be easily accessible by the beasts of burden.

The most common type of windmills had been the stone-built cylindrical ones, with a rotating and following-the-wind conic roof and a straw “hat”. White triangular sails set against some huge antennas would put in motion a system of axes and wheels, which would make a millstone turn above another millstone, the latter one still, to grind wheat, barley, and corn into flour.

This is a monochromatic black and white square artwork. Watercolor and Ink is used for dramatic sky background and strong values.

**Artwork fits into following IKEA's frames: RIBBA (Frame, high gloss, gray; Frame, black) and VIRSERUM (Frame, dark brown; Frame, white).

Materials used:

Watercolor Paper, Indian Drawing Ink, Watercolor

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