sacred and profane
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Cristina Celestini draws on her heritage and early memories to retell ancient myths and stories. Taking inspiration from Renaissance frescoes inside churches and The Sistine Chapel, she has taken as her subject matter Ovid’s Metamorphosis, ‘The Annunciation’, and other biblical scenes.
A dream-like quality also infuses drawings such as Metamorphosis (after Veronese), in which a more introspective Saint Helena appears to muse on her escape from the traditional tale. As the artist says: “many of female figures defy expectations and dream of a different life to the one they have been given.