Original artwork description:
This sweet and loving creature was the inspiration for my series called "Kartlis Deda", which I exhibited in 2018 at my #soloexhibition at Galerie @mainoeuvre in Berlin.
Towering 20 meters high over Tbilisi, in pure aluminum, Kartlis Deda stems from the ancient tradition of worshipping the mother-goddess. She holds a sword in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. She follows in the footsteps of Mater Matuta of the Etruscans, Tanit of Carthage and Anahita of Persia.
She is given an unusual honor: she is the most loved woman in Georgia. She is the silent defender and carer. Yet, she does not, in fact, exist. Why do we create and normalize unattainable role-models? Is there a discrepancy between the portrayal of this goddess and what we expect of those around us? Can we see the people around us without putting them on a pedestal or putting them down?
This serie of works presents real people without idolization. Without pretense of perfection. Juxtaposing Kartlis Deda to my subjects, I ask: where do we stand?
Materials used:
oil colours
Tags:
#portrait #woman #geometric #portraiture #woman painterKartlis Deda - Portrait of Ana (2018)
Oil painting
by Silvia Sarsano
£3,846.51
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 80 x 100 x 5cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Unspecified
- Subject: People and portraits
Original artwork description
This sweet and loving creature was the inspiration for my series called "Kartlis Deda", which I exhibited in 2018 at my #soloexhibition at Galerie @mainoeuvre in Berlin.
Towering 20 meters high over Tbilisi, in pure aluminum, Kartlis Deda stems from the ancient tradition of worshipping the mother-goddess. She holds a sword in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. She follows in the footsteps of Mater Matuta of the Etruscans, Tanit of Carthage and Anahita of Persia.
She is given an unusual honor: she is the most loved woman in Georgia. She is the silent defender and carer. Yet, she does not, in fact, exist. Why do we create and normalize unattainable role-models? Is there a discrepancy between the portrayal of this goddess and what we expect of those around us? Can we see the people around us without putting them on a pedestal or putting them down?
This serie of works presents real people without idolization. Without pretense of perfection. Juxtaposing Kartlis Deda to my subjects, I ask: where do we stand?
Materials used:
oil colours
Tags:
#portrait #woman #geometric #portraiture #woman painterReturns and refunds
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This artwork is sold by Silvia Sarsano from Germany
