Augusta Stylianou

For me, Art is beauty. It is the creation of a pleasant world that would also show the internal forces that are hidden in matter. The aim is the creation of a pleasant sentiment or the reflection and introspection with regard to the world that surrounds us. Also the exaltation of spirit constitutes for me one of the fundamental reasons for the existence of Art. For example looking a painting must cause an uplift, awe, reflection and admiration to the beauty of the universe. I do not like to show ugly or negative aspects of life because this we have in abundance in our times. Specifically the information media show particularly this side and I believe that there exists a need for showing beauty and the pleasant aspects of life in order to achieve a balance.
My theme is the creation of the universe and the creation of human being, so I create a birth Star charts according to Astronomy maps.

1998: Common Exhibition of Governmental Institute.

2000: Common Exhibition of Governmental Institute.

2001: Common Exhibition of self-instructive painters in the Cultural Centre of Bank Cyprus in Limassol.

2003: Common Exhibition of self-instructive painters in the Famagusta gate Culture Center in Nicosia.

2004: Common Exh...

Augusta Stylianou was born in Cyprus, the island of the goddess Aphrodite, in a beautiful sea-side town called Limassol. From a young age she enjoyed Geography and took interest in the customs and traditions of cultures. She wanted to find out, as was possible, about the entire world as well as the way in which it was created. She studied Political Sciences and Public Administration at the university of Athens, regardless of the fact that these fields of study did not reflect her true interests.During her student life she would make handicrafts, including jewellery, in the spare time that she had. This brought her closer to the arts and from then on her aim was to become an artist.The opportunity to pursue this goal was presented to her several years later when she attended art lessons for three years at the Public Art Institution of Cyprus. Her love of nature and her spirit of exploration led her to discover the pebbles of the sea and the small world which lay within them. Her signature theme is the creation of the universe and its mysteries.She was fortunate to study Greek philosophy as a module of her political sciences course at university. Her knowledge of Greek philosophy, astronomy and astrology helped her to create these wo...