Birth of Aphrodite, 1960
A group of sculptures made of metal or marble reveal -through a diversity of forms inspired by the walls of Mycenae or the spirituality of Byzantium - the Greek heritage as seen in its myths (Aphrodite, Medea, the Minotaur).
Medea, 1957
"I took a piece of paper, Medea appeared, and she came like this, implacable... I said: What is this? ...It is Medea, with her children beside her, like birds..." A.M.
Medea I (1957/1957) by Alex MylonaMOMus - Museum Alex Mylona
Chronologically this is the first piece of work where overtures in the bulk of the ensemble are charged with a sense of power, where the rythm of the voids plays fully.
Minotaure II (1960/1960) by Alex MylonaMOMus - Museum Alex Mylona
Minotaur, 1960
"With his hideous mouth the Minotaur seeks to seize the future, whatever it may be. With the pyramid of his hunched back, the widening arches of his lower limbs, massive and unwiedly, he proceeds towards the slaughter of the inevitable." N.C.Ghika
Mycenae (1960/1960) by Alex MylonaMOMus - Museum Alex Mylona
Mycenae, 1960
A copper version of this piece was presented as a set model for Sophocle's play Ajax, directed by Socratis Karantinis, costumes by Alex Mylona, staged in Attiki Skini Theatre, Thessaloniki, in 1958.
Birth of Aphrodite Ι (1960/1960) by Alex MylonaMOMus - Museum Alex Mylona
Birth of Aphrodite Ι, 1960
"The dangerous Aphrodite, hermaphrodite, soars upwards, unconcern, Medusa-like." N.C.Ghika
All the black iron pieces shown here, were exhibited at the 30th Biennale of Venice.
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