Artist: Ilaria Arpino; Bronze, black, green, brown, silver patinas, 29"H x 9'W x 10"D each,
These four bronze sculptures belong to the series entitled “The Four Seasons”. I sculpted the Four Seasons like Goddesses that symbolically have the force to change our mood, our environment, and are the evolution of our human consciousness. Each sculpture depicts the face of a woman with her eyes closed, her chin is longing in anticipation of an awakening. Symbolically these four bronze sculptures represent the miracle of transformation. In her endless wisdom, Nature shows us that all things change, and the Seasons are an example of this undeniable rule of life.
1 )Aestas is the goddess of Summer's bounty and represents her annual return to the earth. Like a wild bouquet, flowers bloom all over her head and neck symbolizing joy and the wonders of Summer.
2) Khione is the Greek goddess of ice and winter. Glittering crystals of melting ice flow down from her head to the bottom of her neck depicting an imaginary glacial upheaval. The frigid darkness of winter is fading away.
3) Persephone represents the Greek goddess of Spring. A swarm of butterfly lands fluttering on her face in anticipation of the Spring’s awakening. The cold and dark days of winter are over.
4) Karpo is the Greek goddess of Autumn. Skinny branches caress the neck and face of the bronze sculpture precluding the melancholy of winter.
