Artwork Collection
All Artworks
Christina van Putten's entire Human Nature exhibition collection including: Power (Zeus), Pride (Icarus), Profit (Demeter), Pleasure (Aphrodite), and Permanency (Prometheus and Pandora's box).
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Artwork Collection
Permanency
Permanency is represented by Pandora's box as it was the gift Prometheus gave humanity after breathing all mortal life into existence. Pandora's box holds a set of ghoul rings and features Greek key motifs and garnets set around the outer faces.
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Pleasure
Pleasure is represented by Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty. As Aphrodite was born from the sea's foam, I have created a sea foam 'bubble' box that houses two pairs of freshwater pearl earrings, a clamshell brooch, and a set of myrtle earrings.
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Power
The Power aspect of Human Nature is represented by a set of brooches depicting powerful Greek mythological figures. The three brooches for Zeus (the king of the Gods), Poseidon (ruler of the seas) and Hades (Ruler of the underworld) can be linked... More
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Pride
Pride is depicted by the story of Icarus. Icarus's father, Daedalus, constructed a pair of wax wings for he and Icarus to escape with. Despite being warned not to fly too close to the sun or sea, Icarus's hubris tells him he knows better and,... More
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Profit
Demeter - Goddess of the Hearth - represents Profit in my Human Nature series. I chose to display non-monetary profit to further allude to the "nature" aspect of my topic and have woven a copper basket displays a set of twelve poppy hair pins.
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Christina van Putten
Material Arts and Design
“Human Nature explores the relationship between the five fundamental dispositions of human beings through a neuro-philosophical lens and various Greek deities to explore how humans are influenced by...” [More]