Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters at the Hellenic Museum, Saturday 23 November 2024 — Sunday 27 April 2025​
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Australian artist Michael Zavros explores his Greek-Cypriot heritage through his work. One way he does this is by adding a modern twist to tales from Greek mythology. The characters and stories created by the ancient Greeks to explain the world around them included many gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters who each had their own characteristics and associated symbols.
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In this interactive exhibition, Michael invites children to learn about a selection of characters from Greek mythology through an animation inspired by ancient Greek pottery. Children can also create their own digital ‘hero’ identity by capturing a side profile silhouette of their face, and then choosing their character’s features, accessories and an animal motif.​
Image: Michael Zavros, Australia b. 1974. Gods and Monsters (animation still) 2023. Produced by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Children's Art Centre for Michael Zavros' project 'Gods and Monsters' (24 June – 2 October 2023). Courtesy: The artist and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane.
'Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters' is a Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Children's Art Centre Project. 'Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters' was developed in collaboration with Michael Zavros.
Installation view of 'Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters', Gallery of Modern Art, Children's Art Centre, Brisbane, 2023. Photograph: Joe Ruckli © QAGOMA.