Abstraction

There must be something about the ancient Greeks or Romans that inspires artist. Maybe its because art goes way back through their time where art was appreciated and was known for healing and of course storytelling. For example the Greeks used painting on vases of the Gods telling a story, which is how we know most of the stories of the ancient Greek Gods. But even so, the Greeks and the Romans architecture are very precise or how can I say this, very strong features as if the building are saying, “we mean business”. This is also why columns are used so much around democracy or political, judicial affair matters. I see this also in all the sculpted statues of the Greek and Roman Gods. My God those bodies are fabulous! I wish I could get my body like that. Is that supposed to be a symbol of the perfect body by the way?

Anyway, so Gianni Versace found inspiration through Andy Warhol, Ancient Roman and Greek art as well as modern abstract art. Which I can see through his art of course because his art does show abstracting and definitely tells a story, I have seen this in the Tate Modern Museum in London. So just like the Ancient Greeks and Roman uses their art to tell stories I find that Warhol does the same by speaking about his political ideas in his art through abstraction.

I must say that my self-included would love to use Ancient Greece as inspiration for my designs because when I visited I fell in love with the place and would love to go back. Also, I have always admired Warhol’s art of the abstraction, especially the use of colors he uses in his paintings or photography. So I guess it is normal to have inspiration that is outside of the self, therefore it makes things a bit more easier where it also become a learning process. Even learning about the self, which is always a good thing and a good way to say healthy.