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In honor of our festival's 50th Anniversary, we are pleased to offer a
commemorative poster based on the artwork of internationally recognized
artist Euripides "Rip" Kastaris. The piece we chose is called "Vineyard
Bride" and depicts a young woman in traditional costume against a
background of vineyards overlaid in gold leaf images.
Rip's contemporary
fine art reflects themes from antiquity and Orthodox iconography. He has
recently completed numerous commissions to produce Byzantine Icons for
Orthodox sanctuaries. In 2004, he was commissioned by the Hellenic
Cultural Foundation to create a permanent mural called "Kyklos - Circle
of Glory" for the Athens Olympic Stadium.
The son of a Greek Orthodox
priest, Rip Kastaris immigrated to the United States as a young child
with his family as part of his father's mission. Rip graduated from
Washington University in St. Louis as Valedictorian of the School of
Fine Arts and has also served as an adjunct professor there. His formal
education has been supplemented by visiting and researching many
historical sites, museums and ancient Greek monasteries. Kastaris lives
and works in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more about his work at
his website www.kastaris.com.
Posters are available for purchase via Paypal - $20 for an unsigned
poster, $30 for a signed and numbered poster - includes poster in a tube
and shipping costs. Send an email to
gogreek@pensacolagreekfestival.com if you would like to purchase a
poster.
About the Vineyard Bride, from the artist "Vineyard
Bride" is one of my original paintings celebrating female beauty in
Hellenic culture and art. The model in this painting is seen in nature,
adorned in gold, radiating internal and external poise and grace. She is
wearing the "Amalia" costume - a traditional ethnic dress that was
inspired by Queen Amalia (1835). From ancient times to the present,
Greek beauty has inspired stories of "the goddess", "the muse," "sirens"
and "saints." Divine as well as humble, the Vineyard Bride is powerfully beautiful and
intoxicatingly attractive, the giver of life and love, capable of
launching a thousand ships.
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The actual poster does not include the website watermark.
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