“H-owl, Athene noctua“.
A modern totem on the Sacred Way!
Transformed into an owl, the goddess Athena now "lives" in an apartment building in the center of Athens.
Vangelis Hoursoglou, an artist with a deep love for mural painting and graffiti, presents a new project in the city center, which he calls "H-owl, Athena noctua".
Its inspiration comes from the characteristics of the legendary and mysterious bird that dominates the darkness. He even captures her on the side of an apartment building, so that she faces the townspeople, looking at them with her big eyes.
As it is placed, in the center of the city, it disarms us with its frightened but at the same time full of wonder look. In our thinking, the question "What is he trying to tell us?" arises.
However, the creator states that through his work "despite the bright colors I use, the owl of the Sacred Way "calls out" sadness, loneliness, silence, but also sends us a message of sensitivity and caution. I want to awaken the collective consciousness, through the personal cry, as I am used to in my works, to draw the attention of the inhabitants and make a personal statement".
“H-owl, Athene noctua“.
A modern totem on the Sacred Way!
Transformed into an owl, the goddess Athena now "lives" in an apartment building in the center of Athens.
Vangelis Hoursoglou, an artist with a deep love for mural painting and graffiti, presents a new project in the city center, which he calls "H-owl, Athena noctua".
Its inspiration comes from the characteristics of the legendary and mysterious bird that dominates the darkness. He even captures her on the side of an apartment building, so that she faces the townspeople, looking at them with her big eyes.
As it is placed, in the center of the city, it disarms us with its frightened but at the same time full of wonder look. In our thinking, the question "What is he trying to tell us?" arises.
However, the creator states that through his work "despite the bright colors I use, the owl of the Sacred Way "calls out" sadness, loneliness, silence, but also sends us a message of sensitivity and caution. I want to awaken the collective consciousness, through the personal cry, as I am used to in my works, to draw the attention of the inhabitants and make a personal statement".