ANCIENT STYLES
sculpted by Martino Catalano
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I have a long-standing passion for the ancient world and it's incredibly rich, diverse artistic culture. Just one of the main reasons is the sheer dedication of these past artisans to acheive perfection, sometimes at great human cost, a tenacity which is lost in the modern world. Below are some of my humble sculptural dedications to these vanished craftsmen. I've strived to capture the detail and eerie mystery of Ancient Greece, Middle and Far Eastern art.
Ancient Assyrian 'bull guardian'
Height: 36 cms.
Length: 31 cms.
Width: 11 cms.
Weight: (solid-cast, variable
between 7 - 10 kgs.
Year created: 1999
Available as a limited edition of 500 world wide in solid-cast Crystacal or Jesmonite in various colours.
Price: £140.00 each.
Please contact me to enquire about shipping for this item.
'INDONESIAN DEMONIC IDOL'
Height: 32 cms.
Width: 19 cms.
Depth: 18cms.
Material: solid-cast blue cement.
Year created: 2000
Not for sale, but similar work can be made to commission.
'BULL GUARDIAN' - based on one of the 'Lamassu' figures flanking a gateway from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), ca. 713-706 B.C.E.
'ARCHAIC GREEK SPHINX' In Ancient Greece the Sphinx was she-monster, with the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the tail of a snake. She was said to be the daughter of Echidna. The Sphinx guarded Thebes and asked this riddle of all passing travellers: "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening"?
If the travellers failed to solve the riddle, they were killed by the Sphinx.
Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.
'Archaic Greek Sphinx'
Height: 140 cms.
Length: 160 cms.
Width: 41 cms.
Material: clay
(pre-moulding stage).
Year created: 1985
Sold. Similar work can be undertaken as private commission.
An idol inspired by the art and architecture of the ancient Kmher and Angkor-Wat regions of Cambodia and Thailand.
'OCEANIC MASK WALL-MOUNT'
Height: 26 cms.
Width: 17 cms.
Depth: 5 cms.
Weight: 1 kg.
Year created: 2001
Material: polyester resin.
Available as a limited edition of 500 world wide in solid-cast Crystacal or Jesmonite in various colours. Price: £65.00 each.
A striking vision of Oceanic arts with decorative markings associated with ancestor and spirit cults prevalent across Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia.
Please contact me to enquire about shipping for this item.
