Bianca MafoddaJun 20La casa de Asterión, by Jorge Luis BorgesTheseus and the Minotaur, mosaic In 1949, the Argentinian short-story writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a short story, La casa de...
Bianca MafoddaMay 10The myth of HermesApollo and Hermes (detail of), Francesco Albani, 1635, oil on copper, Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau, France Hermes was the...
Bianca MafoddaFeb 14Orpheus and EuridiceOrpheus and Eurydice, by Sir. Edward John Poynter, 1862, private collection Son of Calliope, the muse of Poetry, Orpheus bought music on...
Bianca MafoddaJan 24Pandora's JarPandora, by John William Waterhouse, 1896, private collection The myth we are about to tell has originally been told in the poem Works...
Bianca MafoddaJan 10The myth of IcarusLandscape with the Fall of Icarus, by Joos de Momper the Younger (Stockholm, Nationalmuseum) Icarus was the son of a very talented...
Misha CapnistAug 30, 2021ApolloApollo Sauroktonos, (detail) After Praxiteles CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The cult of Apollo was imported directly from ancient...
RedactionJul 31, 2021Aphrodite: THE beautyRegarding the birth of Aphrodite there are three different versions: the first one wants her to be the daughter of Poseidon (in other...
Misha CapnistJun 30, 2021 Theseus and the MinotaurTheseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur intertwine their adventures in a maze of betrayals, bestial appetites and human sacrifices. One of the...
Misha CapnistMay 28, 2021The Twelve Labors Of HeraclesWho doesn't know the legendary deeds of Heracles, even if with time the Roman variant Hercules, one of the most famous and celebrated...
Misha CapnistApr 30, 2021The Myth of PrometeusWho was the father of Men, Zeus or Prometheus? Eh, hard to say, really. The myths, on this issue, often get confused and confuse our...
Misha CapnistMar 30, 2021The Myth of ArachneToday’s myth brings us to Colophon, in the region of Lydia, where a young and talented weaver, who went by the name of Arachne, lived....
Ayesha Dodo WilliamsFeb 23, 2021Eros, Anteros and the perfection of loveWho does not know Cupid, the sweetest and spiteful god of love? Eros for the Greeks, the most tender and turbulent god of Olympus, was an...
Manuel PuigJan 25, 2021Five Events to Look forward to in 2021Slavery Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 12 February-30 May 2021 Enslaved man working on the fields (around 1850) by an unknown artist The...
Manuel PuigDec 30, 2020Five Spectacular Art Events that defined 2020Pandemic Art Faire Sarah Fox (SARAH FOX | pandemicfaire.com) Obviously not an exhibition that existed during the pre-COVID-19 era, the...
Misha CapnistNov 10, 2020Perseus and Medusa VS Medusa and PerseusThe most beautiful stories in the world are those that explain the genealogy, nature and the existence of things. We bring you today the...
Misha CapnistOct 29, 2020Queer Art. An Idea. As it was conceived in antiquity, art represents reality, its evolutions, the glories of nature, feelings, and emotions. As a...
Manuel PuigSep 25, 2020 Woman Who Paint Women Who better to depict women than a woman? Women are complex beings, full of faces, emotions, dreams, and desires. Sometimes a simple look...
Misha CapnistAug 27, 2020ANONYMOUS ICONS: THE GRAFFITI ARTIST BANKSYPolitical activist, street artist, vandal, or genius? The many facets that characterize the “Banksy phenomenon” are constantly under the...
Misha CapnistJul 10, 2020Five Street Artists You Need To KnowFlorentjn Hofman Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist who creates playful urban installations like the Rubber Duck and the HippopoThames,...
Manuel PuigJun 25, 2020ENVIRONMENTAL ART: A TALE OF BEAUTY AND ECOLOGYIf the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the environment needs constant supervision and care if we want to sustain our...