‘a distillation of the French Baroque spirit in all its ultraelegant subtlety’ but I could not help seeing neo classical etherium . This same spirit of reinterpreting the essence of these eras that I see being captured in the work of Kirrilli Johnston since her first collection in 2004…
In Greek mythology Apollo is leader of the various muses and, befittingly, the room is a celebration of the sun and light over which he presided, as well as an embodiment of the fruits of each of his muses.
These wall flourishes and Trompe-l’œil details can be found in the Galerie d’Apollon in the Louvre, Paris.
Ancient Greek epics swell and billow with the hot steam of a potent mythology. It is a remedy to life that once infused the ancients, and continues to mystify and propel today.
Tag: mythology