Ancient Greece. On the Quest for the Truth by Sergey Khorikov

Why marble?
Stone accompanies the whole history of mankind starting with creation of the most primitive stone tool and finishing with persistent attempts of the synthesis of the philosophic stone. 99% of the whole history of mankind is wholly governed by the stone as well as the key notion of the God was developed by the first civilizations. Search for the perfect stone and character of the civilization are bound. Thus, creators of Ellada chose shining marble, a friendly and happy stone that fully represents the freedom seeking character of ancient Greece, the blossom of the European civilization, to build towns and execute works of art. The motto "similar is learnt by means of similar" comes from Ellada. That's why deeply personal art of creating in marble, where marble is seen as a partner with individual features, allows the author to touch the heritage of ancient Greece and try to interpret the messages that embody the wisdom of numerous generations.

What is the mystery?
Generous Greek nature shares the knowledge of the ancient times; the creation of the world and its mysterious inhabitants. Tribes of Gods and titans with their chimerical offspring, the human and titan tribes and, most significantly, the tribe of heroes on the quest for the truth which forms the human nature.The heroes and their deeds form the moving power of the humanist civilization of self-awareness. Centuries passed but many of the deeds still await their heroes among those is the most significant one - find the clue to mystery of the sphinx of Thebes. Although ill-fated Oedipus failed to find the clue, he made the question more precise. The sphinx's question now sounds as "What is a human?"

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