Aphrodite's Sea Foam (Pleasure)
Aphrodite's Sea Foam (Pleasure)

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Aphrodite's Sea Foam (Pleasure)

Goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, Aphrodite represents pleasure. Her beauty and intrigue were born from the sea foam hence her container has a rounded, feminine, ‘bubble’ design with matte silver exterior. The holes cut from the box side... More

Demeter's Basket (Profit)
Demeter's Basket (Profit)

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Demeter's Basket (Profit)

Demeter's basket represents abundance of the hearth, and is full of poppy hairpins which are a symbol of the Goddess. All aspects of this work are handmade. Modelled on Christina van Putten

Icarus's Flight Towards the Sun (Pride)
Icarus's Flight Towards the Sun (Pride)

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Icarus's Flight Towards the Sun (Pride)

The concept of hubris, or excessive pride, is a core theme in many Greek myths, most famously, that of Icarus, Daedalus and Gilgamesh. Daedalus and Gilgamesh both ignore very specific warnings because they think they know better – in the case of... More

Pandora's Box (Permanency)
Pandora's Box (Permanency)

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Pandora's Box (Permanency)

Representing Permanency; Pandora’s box is made of cast bronze and features Greek key motifs on all sides with garnets set around the outside. All aspects of this work are handmade. Modelled on Christina van Putten.

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades (Power)
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades (Power)

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Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades (Power)

King of the Gods, Zeus is mainly portrayed as the most powerful of the Gods and Goddesses. He lives atop Mount Olympus and sports a lightning bolt – used as a weapon and a symbol of his temper. Zeus’ brothers, Poseidon and Hades, are also powerful... More

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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]