Charlayn von Solms
@charlayn.bsky.social
Sculptor, lapsed academic
I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry.
https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio
I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry.
https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio
Since the invention of Cubism, audiences have grown familiar with art-forms that are premised less on communicating clear and coherent messages to passive audiences in a uniform medium and style, than multiform arts that elicit active and participatory interpretive processes.
A Catalogue of Shapes
A Catalogue of Shapes
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Since the invention of Cubism, audiences have grown familiar with art-forms that are premised less on communicating clear and coherent messages to passive audiences in a uniform medium and style, than multiform arts that elicit active and participatory interpretive processes.
A Catalogue of Shapes
A Catalogue of Shapes
Zeus Theos in all his glory. This is not the philandering Lothario of popular myth. In Hesiod, Zeus ends the cycle of oppression by the father that provokes rebellion in the sons. He's the primary governing principle, ensuring the natural and social constancy required for prosperity and innovation.
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Zeus Theos in all his glory. This is not the philandering Lothario of popular myth. In Hesiod, Zeus ends the cycle of oppression by the father that provokes rebellion in the sons. He's the primary governing principle, ensuring the natural and social constancy required for prosperity and innovation.
"Kleio Play"
In Hesiod's catalogue of Muses in the "Theogony", the first Muse he names is Kleio. Her name derives from 'kleos' a term that denotes an account of significant events that a singer receives from the Muses (who witnessed it) and transmits to an audience (who imagines it).
In Hesiod's catalogue of Muses in the "Theogony", the first Muse he names is Kleio. Her name derives from 'kleos' a term that denotes an account of significant events that a singer receives from the Muses (who witnessed it) and transmits to an audience (who imagines it).
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Kleio Play"
In Hesiod's catalogue of Muses in the "Theogony", the first Muse he names is Kleio. Her name derives from 'kleos' a term that denotes an account of significant events that a singer receives from the Muses (who witnessed it) and transmits to an audience (who imagines it).
In Hesiod's catalogue of Muses in the "Theogony", the first Muse he names is Kleio. Her name derives from 'kleos' a term that denotes an account of significant events that a singer receives from the Muses (who witnessed it) and transmits to an audience (who imagines it).
As threatened, here is a very non-slick video of Melpomene in action.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As threatened, here is a very non-slick video of Melpomene in action.