Erietta Vordoni “About felicity” Exhibition in London On Wednesday 28th June 2017

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Opening of the London solo exhibition of Erietta Vordoni "About Felicity" in the presence of the artist. Martix- A Fine Mix of Art,43A South Audley street, W1K2PU London

"When looking into the artworks of Erietta Vordoni it feels like the magic of her spirit and presence is personified in material culture. Coming from a traditional background with impressive studies and biography, Erietta creates contemporary art in a grounded and attractive manner. She studied under Moralis, and graduated with the highest honors from the Athens School of Fine Arts. She continued her studies at the ΄Εcole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Kremonini and Cesar, where the French Ministry of Culture granted her an atelier for life. A globe trotter indeed, as well as a citizen of the two so called cities of light: Athens and Paris. What does this mind and spirit share with us, and what do we observe at Erietta Vordoni's summer 2017 London exhibition 'About Felicity'? 

Erietta is following the steps of numerous genius minds such as of Epicurus, Aristotle, Hobbes, Thomas Aquinas and other philosophers both well known and unknown, who have all wondered about what felicity is throughout the centuries of human existence. The given answer seems to be the iconography of her artworks: the beauty of country and still life, the sense and sensibility of love and lovers, the vigor and delicacy of both the flaura and the fauna...

Vordoni is working on mediums away from the traditional, such as plexiglas, transparencies and metals, yet she is using painting materials close to tradition, such as oils. This technique creates a thread between classical and contemporary both in a conscious and subconscious way. This is a feast for the eyes deriving from a deep and honest conversation of the artist with her soul and the whole universe. What an interesting dialogue and a perpetual game of coding and threading elements and feelings is the London exhibition of Erietta Vordoni 'About Felicity'. " 

Maria Migadi (Art Historian)

The Rimondi Fountain, Rethymnon

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Rethymnon

The Rimondi Fountain is located at the North End of Petychaki square, in the centre of the old town of Rethymnon.  The current fountain stands on the site of an older fountain believed to have existed since at least 1588.  The Venetian governor J. Rimondi started the reconstruction of the current fountain in 1626. 

 During the Venetian Period many towns on Crete suffered severe water shortages.  For most practical needs residents counteracted this problem by collecting rain water in cisterns or by digging wells.  However, drinking water for the inhabitants was supplied by public fountains.

The front of the Rimondi Fountain consists of 4 small columns which stand on raised basins.  These basins were used as troughs for animals to drink from.  The water runs from spouts that are in form of lions' heads.  There are three recesses in the fountain; the central recess is of particular interest as it has a semi-circular alcove displaying the crown of Rimondi. 

The Rimondi Fountain, Rethymnon 

After Rethymnon fell to the Turks in 1646, the fountain was walled in and domed over for a time; however the later Turkish additions either fell into decay or were destroyed by local inhabitants.

Source/Photography/Bibliography

Fernandez, Nicole (2011). [Rimondi στα Google Books L'habitat crétois : Instrument et symbole de la société]. Éditions L'Harmattan, σελ. 76-77. ISBN 978-2296455443. Ανακτήθηκε στις 26 Ιουλίου 2013.

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