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This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.
This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.
This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.
This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.
This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.

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Sibyl Painting

Ilaria Caputo

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Painting, Acrylic on Wood

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This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Diana, Clytie, Dido, Arachne). In ancient Greece, the sibyls were women that were believed to be oracles. The earliest sibyls prophesied at holy sites, where a deity could easily inspire them. In later antiquity, various writers attested to the existence of sibyls in Greece, Italy, the Levant, and Asia Minor. Very often, however, the messages delivered by these prophetesses were unclear. It was who asked for a prophecy that needed to guess the hidden meaning of the ambiguous words. My painting points exactly at this aspect. Staring at the observer, the Sibyl points her finger towards who looks at her. In her right hand, there is an imperfect mirror, where the observer can see a distorted image of her/himself. What I want to express with this interpretation of the figure of Sibyl is that everyone of us is the only and real actor of her/his own life. The greatest message the Sibyl can give us is to show us that we have the questions as well as the answers. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.

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Transformation, light and the mixing of old techniques with new materials play a leading role in my recent production. The main link between my works is a quest for harmony, an attempt to describe the inner – and sometimes hidden – elegance of trivial matters. Ethereal female figures inspired by ancient Myths, flowers, fruits, peacocks and other pieces of reality are depicted in my bright figurative style that recalls the great tradition of European painting, especially the analytic approach in describing reality that was typical of both Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites. My strokes are normally clean and the images neat, however I sometimes focus on a specific part of a painting, especially when an unexpected element - such as a Plexiglas layer - is inserted into the composition. In this way, the incredible potentiality of oil painting flourishes through the clear lines of a feature, in opposition to the blurriness of another one. My quest towards the soul of things pushes me often toward portraiture, this wonderful game of mirrors where the individuality of the artist merges into the inner self of the model.

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