medusa (2006) Painting by Timea Tóthová
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Original Artwork
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on Wood
- Dimensions Height 25.2in, Width 0.4in
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Expressionism
framed on glass,
MEDUSA
The Medusa was an ugly creature. Let's have a look at how she came into existence, for she wasn't always that ugly... Again, the Gods played their role.
The Medusa was the daughter of Phorkys and Keto, the children of Gaea (Earth) and Oceanus (Ocean). She was one of the three sisters known as the Gorgons. The other two sisters were Sthenno and Euryale. Medusa was the only mortal out of the three.
She was originally a golden-haired and very beautiful maiden, who, as a priestess of Athena, was devoted to a life of celibacy; but, being wooed by Poseidon, whom she loved in return, she forgot her vows, and became united to him in marriage. For this offence she was punished by the goddess in a most terrible manner. Each wavy lock of the beautiful hair which had so charmed her husband, was changed into a venomous snake; her once gentle, love-inspiring eyes now became blood-shot, furious orbs, which excited fear and disgust in the mind of the beholder; whilst her former roseate hue and milk-white skin assumed a loathsome greenish tinge.
Seeing herself thus transformed into so repulsive an object, Medusa fled from her home, never to return. Wandering about, abhorred, dreaded, and shunned by all the world, she now developed into a character, worthy of her outward appearance. In her despair she fled to Africa, where, as she passed restlessly from place to place, infant snakes dropped from her hair, and thus, according to the belief of the ancients, that country became the hotbed of these venomous reptiles. With the curse of Athene upon her, she turned into stone whomsoever she gazed upon, till at last, after a life of nameless misery, deliverance came to her in the shape of death, at the hands of Perseus.
More: Perseus, Adventures of Perseus, Pegasus
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I am an artist from Slovakia - but nationally Hungarian. I live in a small, craft-trading town in south-eastern Slovakia, in Moldava nad Bodvou. It existed 12 centuries ago, although the current outlook does not correspond to this - but I feel in my bones that it is different than it seems :-)Beautiful and still relatively pure nature surrounds it .. nearby are forests and meadows, lakes and rivers .. in nature you will find medicinal herbs, seasonal mushrooms, and if you are quiet so bunnies and deer can surprise you.I must also mention the mansions, castles, manors that do not forget the time, history, and culture that has been created here. I grew up in such a rich environment ... and that is what has influenced and will still affect my soul and thus my work ..Like any child, I have been observing my surroundings since I was a child. Gradually, I imitated by drawing, exploring the surrounding world. But my art teacher warned me not to stop here. She did not fall into the enchanting pit by leveling, copying the real world. People acknowledge what is real, but we see more ... and we want to show more, say - paint. not only to mirror and understand the world, but also to feel and ripple with it. Show beauty, uniqueness, love and playfulness.Good and evil. And without condemnation.
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Nationality:
HUNGARY
- Date of birth : 1979
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary Hungarian Artists
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