A visualmyth that explores the expressions of ancient Greek sculptures of the Cycladic civilization who lived on islands in the Aegean Sea. Music by Michael Levy playing a replica of an ancient lyre.
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Michael Levy plays a replica of an ancient lyre that he made. This ancient sound is considered to be the first written melody. My goal in creating this video was to bring an ancient sculpture to life with authentic ancient sounds. Although the sculpture is a marble harp player from the Cycladic era, from the J. Paul Getty Museum, it is the combination of ancient inspirations that resonate.
I became an artist in 1977 after spending three years as a commercial fisherman in Alaska where I fished for King Crab, shrimp, halibut and salmon on the North Pacific and on the Bering Sea. It was an amazing experience; inspired by sleep deprivation and the urge to survive I began to draw and paint. Prior to fishing I considered myself a writer, soaking up experiences, writing prose, poetry and short stories. I also spent 3 years as a herdsman on dairy farms in Vermont and in Washington state, my thinking at the time was that if I learned to fish and farm I would be a true Irishman, and I would always be able to get a job.
So I experienced the "ancient/primal" occupations. I have exhibited my work in galleries in the US and Europe. In 1991 I had the good fortune of being the first American artist to have an exhibit in East Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Kulturhaus Treptow. My current goal is to write as much as I paint, combine unseen elements - create a big circle for the wind to blow through, causing sound. "There's plenty where plenty comes from."
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