Dear artists in Europa and all around the World!
I invite you to attend at the 30th international nude art exhibition MAN AND WOMAN on theme THE RAPE OF EUROPE, TODAY.
Ancient Greeks believed that their chief god Zeus fell in love with Phoenician princess Europa. Zeus sent a dream to the princess where two women were fighting because of her. One of them was called East and the other West. Europa got to know that if East won, she would stay in her homeland, if West won she would have to leave to the West.
Zeus learned pretty soon that Europa would not want to leave home. So Zeus decided to abduct Europa. The God turned himself into a white ox and went to get her.
The white ox was so very nice that the princess just jumped onto its back. But this was no fun ride. The ox rushed into the sea and swan through the waves to the island of Crete. Zeus stayed there together with the princess and to give her babies. Thereafter all the countries which were located to the west from Crete have been called Europe…
The legend has been depicted in the artworks of Tizian, Jacob Jordaens, Gillis Coignet, Rembrandt van de Rien, Paul Rubens, Jean Francois de Troy, Felix Vallotton etc. The Museum of New Art in Pärnu does not imply as if these artworks need to be imitated or quoted. We rather hope that in your paintings, sculptures, prints, photos or videos you express your own emotions and visions of what is going on with the Europe of the XXI century. The international nude art exhibition MAN AND WOMAN will take place for the XXX time in the coming summer and traditionally, it will be figurative as well as innovative.
I’ll be waiting for photos or videos of your artwork on THE RAPE OF EUROPE, TODAY latest by May, 1st , 2023 on the web address: muuseum@mona.ee
The exhibition will be opened on June, 4th. and will be closed on September, 5th.
In October and November, the exhibition can be seen at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu.
I wish you good blessings of the muses in shaping your ideas of the events in Europe today!
Mark Soosaar
Curator of the Museum of New Art in Pärnu
www.mona.ee
