In 1979, Jannis Kounellis was invited to create an exhibition at the Bernier Gallery in Athens. For the exhibition, he produced a site-specific work. Kounellis traced the ancient geometric pattern that decorated the floor of the gallery onto the wall. By transferring a horizontal design onto a vertical surface, the artist experimented with space, architecture, and the conventional space of painting. The plaster cast of the head of the Apollo Belvedere (based on a Roman marble copy of the classical Greek bronze) on the top right corner symbolizes the artist’s memory of classical beauty. For the exhibition in Athens, the artist used fresh flowers. The combination of flowers and the plaster head expresses the artist’s concept of myth as a living memory of classical culture and nature. Kounellis personally selected this wall at Magazzino for the installation of this work before his death in 2017.
Pitanja i odgovori
Da li je „Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis portret, pejzaž ili kvadratna kompozicija?
„Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis je kompozicija u Landscape formatu. Vredno je proveriti proporcije pre odabira veličine printa.
U kojoj godini je nastalo delo „Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis?
Delo „Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis nastalo je 1979.
Da li su boje dela „Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis živopisne ili prigušene?
Boje dela „Untitled (Athena)”, autor Jannis Kounellis odlikuju se Muted zasićenosti i Monochromatic intenzitetom.