Anteros
Anteros, The sometimes weight of mascilinity, 2023
Details
- Medium: Mixed media on paper
- Year: 2023
- Dimensions: 28 x 41cm
- Unframed
- Edition: Unique
- Provenance: Sold directly from the Artist's Studio. Rare, in that the work is signed on the recto with the Artist's former name. Supplied with the Artist's signed Certificate of Authenticity.
"When men are at war with one another, the Soul of the World can hear the screams of battle. No one fails to suffer the consequences of everything under the sun." — Paulo Coelho, 'The Alchemist', 1988. Inspired by the current conflict, the work depicts a classical warrior resting at night, above the landscape of Acton Canyon, Buzkiy Gard National Park, Ukraine, with the rivers turned red.
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Anteros
Anteros is a London-based British artist, working across drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation. His practice centres on embodied experience and the human condition, explored through anatomy, and classical and original mythography. Across two decades of professional practice, he has exhibited in solo and group shows with galleries, institutions, and Arts Council England National Partners, including Firstsite (Colchester), Southbank Centre (London), York St John University, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Wakefield). He has undertaken residencies of up to three months in heritage, international, and educational contexts, and has maintained a studio within a publicly funded artist complex. Alongside his artistic practice, Anteros has led and contributed to projects in curation, audience engagement, learning, and mentorship. He has also served as a director-trustee for two heritage conservation charities - including a two-year term as Chair - with a focus on strategic development, social diversity and in