KALLOS

 

          “KALLOS” THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY EXHIBITION OPENS IN ATHENS

 

 

The president of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, celebrated the opening of the new exhibition of the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, “Kallos: The Ultimate Beauty”.

The exhibition features 300 works of ancient Greek art and Mrs. Sakellaropoulou noted that the pieces explore the depths of the ancient Greek concept of “Kallos”, a complex conception of beauty that tangles physical appearance and inner nature.

 

“It introduces us to ways in which beauty was invested in different ways in antiquity emphasizing the symbols (the archaic) the ethos it emits (the classical) OR THE PASSION (The Hellenistic).  And it offers us the panoramic view of the ideal that found its perfect representation in the art that was treated with awe and respect by the ancients in their daily lives.  Maybe because they believed that any insult to beauty, internal or external causes its loss.” Added Mrs. Saakellaropoulou.

 

She also explained that one of the crucial ways Kallos differs from the traditional notion of beauty is the myriad and unexpected ways it can manifest itself through various subject matters, as even demonic or divine scenes can be imbued with Kallos because of the aspects of the soul they illuminate. 

 

Those who have worked to prepare the show have also stressed the very premise of the show, which aims to do more than display the technical mastery of the antiquities.

“This is the first time that an exhibition is being held not for the notion of beauty but for the concept of Kallos,” said professor Nikolaos Stamboulidis, who organized the show before he was appointed director of the Acropolis Museum.

 

“Today, beauty only refers to the physical beauty of the face and body or both, while the aspects of “Kallos” mentioned in the Homeric epics are seen very rarely in the modern Greek language,”. He added.               

PLEASE DO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID - 19 SO THAT YOUR BELOVED FAMILIES, FRIENDS, THE WORLD,