Hermetic heresies: a sculptural revision of the iconography of the classical muse

Concentrating on the object as vestige of function in the portrayal of muses in ancient Greek sculpture, my aim is to dismiss their traditional representations, and to reconstruct the choir of the muses by iconographic substitution. The hypothesis is that if the muses are prototypes rather than personages, then mythic meaning will survive its own dislocation and continue to function in substitute form, giving the resulting sculptures symbolic impetus.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Von Solms, Charlayn Imogen

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Arnott, Bruce Murray

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17495

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17495