Ananke Sculpture By Katarzyna Lipecky

Year:

Medium:

Bronze Sculpture

Size - (USA):

27 W x 51 H x 21 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

68.6 W x 129.5 H x 53.3 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Abstract Figurative

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

633415

PDF Copy:

Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

ANANKE or Anance was the Protogenos primeval goddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She emerged self-formed at the very beginning of time—an incorporeal, serpentine being whose outstretched arms encompassed the breadth of the universe. From the time she first appeared Ananke was entwined in the serpentine coils of her mate, the time – god Khronos – Chronos Chronos protogenos – not the titan Cronus. Together they surrounded the primal egg of solid matter in their constricting coils and split into its constituent parts earth, heaven and sea and so brought about the creation of the universe. She was seen as the most powerful dictator of all fate and circumstance which meant that mortals, as well as the Gods, respected her and paid homage. Considered as the mother of the Fates, she is the only one to have control over their decisions except, according to some sources, also Zeus. Ananke and Khronos Chronos remained entwined as the cosmic-circling forces of fate and time—driving the rotation of the heavens and the never-ending passage of time. They were far beyond the reach of the younger gods whose fates they were sometimes said to control. In November 2015 we could have seen the work , ”Ananke’’ in the European Museum of Contemporary Art – Museu Europeu d’Art Modern MEAM – Europeu in Barcelona The value of this sculpture has been noticed by the Museum’s director Jose Manuel Infiesta who is an architect and the art collector.

Artwork Keywords:   Bronze, Sculpture, Abstract, Figurative, Methology, Original Sculpture

Materials:   Bronze Sculptures