If you follow your heart, trust your instinct, free your genius, be audacious, don’t listen to what other people say and use your talent to better this planet we all share through whatever media may be – you are my example of human success. Because we are all artists. You may not dance, or act or paint but you cook, you decorate, you host. There an art in everything you do. It’s discipline, curiosity, challenge, the quest for beauty, balance and truth. It’s a constant interpretation of the world around us through our individual eyes.
Natasha Tsakos
Umbrellas
The “Umbrellas” have been created by a Greek sculptor, George Zoggolopoulos (1903 – 2004). He avoided media and when he was asked why, he answered: “What I had to say, I said it by working hard.”
The “Umbrellas” are made of stainless steel and compose a piece of art that was set on the waterfront of Thessaloníki in 1997, when the second biggest city in Greece, was the cultural capital of Europe. They reach the height of 13 meters. At night they are lit by narrow angle spot-lights that, at height of 9 meters, embrace only the umbrellas… an effect that makes them look as if they are levitating in the night sky…
George Zoggolopoulos always cared a lot about the surrounding of his sculptures. He was very pleased by the spot his “Umbrellas” were placed on. The open horizon and changing weather conditions make them look very poetic.
He also reveals that “there is a rhythm in the way the columns and umbrellas are situated, there is a composition and some things have to do with numbers. People have to see it many times until they imagine or notice that…”
Post inspired by: “http://bordiniuc.com/creativity-2/suspend-your-disbeliefs/“
Thank you Dani!
