I'm Here: Teen Art Exhibition in partnership with Center for the Arts Evergreen
- August 19, 2022 - October 07, 2022
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The Rise of Dionysus
- Mirror and Acrylic
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19 x 23 in
(48.26 x 58.42 cm)
- $100
- Lisca de Jager
I chose the subject Dionysus for two reasons. First was the story of how he came to be. When Dionysus' human mother had died, she was pregnant with him and was burnt to ashes by his father Zeus. And in those ashes lay Dionysus, where he was raised by Persephone. This linked him to the underworld as well as flora. In later stories he became more carefree and was debated as an Olympian. The second reason was his cult. Because of his story and his carefree attitude towards the world, the lower classes of Greek society found freedom in him. With his unlikely birth, being raised by Persephone, and the people who found their freedom in him, I feel that even though he may be the god of wine, he is the unlikely god who pushed past adversity.
Elegí el tema de Dionisio por dos razones. La primera fue la historia de cómo surgió. Cuando la madre humana de Dionisio murió, estaba embarazada de él y fue quemada hasta las cenizas por su padre Zeus. Y en esas cenizas yacía Dionisio, donde fue criado por Perséfone. Esto lo relacionó con el inframundo, así como con la flora. En historias posteriores se volvió más despreocupado y se debatió como olímpico. La segunda razón fuesu culto. Debido a su historia y a su actitud despreocupada hacia el mundo, las clases más bajas de la sociedad griega encontraron la libertad en él.Con su improbable nacimiento, siendo criado por Perséfone, y la gente que encontró su libertad en él, siento que aunque sea el dios del vino, es el dios improbable que superó la adversidad.