William Stewart

Ancient Dialogues

Ancient Greek art has been a reference point and creative influence for art throughout the centuries . By juxtaposing images of ancient statues with corresponding contemporary nudes inn a series of diptychs William Stewart sets up a visual dialogue across millennia – a dialogue that develops its own intriguing dynamics.

Aphrodite
Aphrodite (Parthenon east pediment)
Apollo (Lykeios type)
Artemis (from “The Slaughter of the Niobids”)
C
Discobolus
Esquiline Venus
Head of Amazon
Marsyas
Nike of Samothrace
Niobe’s Daughter (wounded)
Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Wounded Amazon
Zeus (possibly Poseidon)

Venice

Bridge, Mazzorbo Isle, Venetian Lagoon
Venice #1
Venice #10
Venice #2
Venice #3
Venice #4
Venice #5
Venice #6
Venice #7
Venice #8
Venice #9

Ice

Ice Structure I
Ice Structure II
Ice Structure III
Ice Structure IV