Kiara Naidoo
Gosford High School
ETERNAL APOTHEOSIS
Drawing
Graphite on paper
My concept for Eternal Apotheosis was that certain human ideas and values are so abundant throughout history that they become almost divine. My body of work represents the profound and continuing conversation between the past and future, between Greek deities who symbolise ancient civilisations' values and beliefs and powerful women in modern culture. My work pairs paragons of celestial wonder (Urania, Jill Tarter), aesthetic beauty (Aphrodite, Alek Wek), musical creation (Apollo, Nina Simone), elemental value (Poseidon, Yusra Mardini) and moral justice (Themis, Ruth Bader Ginsburg). I encourage audiences to consider humanity's heritage and the present, side by side.
My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Michelangelo, Stan Prokopenko, Scott Hutchison.
