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Caryatids
8 in
x
22 in
x
7 in
(20 cm x 56 cm x 18 cm)
Year
2021
Photo Credit
Ryan Stein Photography
Price
$0.00
The women on this double scroll represent caryatids, the stone architectural supports carved in female form on the Erechtheion. Two volutes replicate the form of an ionic column capital. The outer side of the double scroll depicts 32 women, printed on used paper coffee filters. Inside, fabrics are printed with the outlines and textures of stones.
Drawing on the idea of caryatids as strong women, I chose older women because of my interest in how experience, wisdom, and stamina enable them to cope with an often-overwhelming world. In portraying the elderly, I consider our concept of what is beautiful. Do we judge based on what we see, or do we use visual clues to imagine more?
Drawing on the idea of caryatids as strong women, I chose older women because of my interest in how experience, wisdom, and stamina enable them to cope with an often-overwhelming world. In portraying the elderly, I consider our concept of what is beautiful. Do we judge based on what we see, or do we use visual clues to imagine more?
Materials
The women on this double scroll represent caryatids, the stone architectural supports carved in female form on the Erechtheion. Two volutes replicate the form of an ionic column capital. The outer side of the double scroll depicts 32 women, printed on used paper coffee filters. Inside, fabrics are printed with the outlines and textures of stones.
Drawing on the idea of caryatids as strong women, I chose older women because of my interest in how experience, wisdom, and stamina enable them to cope with an often-overwhelming world. In portraying the elderly, I consider our concept of what is beautiful. Do we judge based on what we see, or do we use visual clues to imagine more?
Drawing on the idea of caryatids as strong women, I chose older women because of my interest in how experience, wisdom, and stamina enable them to cope with an often-overwhelming world. In portraying the elderly, I consider our concept of what is beautiful. Do we judge based on what we see, or do we use visual clues to imagine more?