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“Athens Tourist Poster No.1” depicts the “Gate of Athena Archegetis”, entry to the forum of the Roman Agora in the center of Athens. The gate has been colorised in strong, vibrant, almost neon colours such as cyan, yellow and magenta. The choice to colour it in such a way is to refer- ence to the fact that Greeks did paint their temples, contrary to popular belief of the Greek white marbles.
“Athens Tourist Poster No.1” depicts the “Gate of Athena Archegetis”, entry to the forum of the Roman Agora in the center of Athens. The gate has been colorised in strong, vibrant, almost neon colours such as cyan, yellow and magenta. The choice to colour it in such a way is to refer- ence to the fact that Greeks did paint their temples, contrary to popular belief of the Greek white marbles.
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“Athens Tourist Poster No.2” depicts the “Church of the Holy Apostles” located underneath the Acropolis.The concept for the tourist posters was displaying opposites, juxtaposing Ancient Greek and Byzantine structures with psychedelic colours and modernised typography. This image was chosen as Christianity is a huge part of the Greek identity, and even though churches are often showcased on posters, they are usually Cycladic, and less so Byzantine.
“Athens Tourist Poster No.2” depicts the “Church of the Holy Apostles” located underneath the Acropolis.The concept for the tourist posters was displaying opposites, juxtaposing Ancient Greek and Byzantine structures with psychedelic colours and modernised typography. This image was chosen as Christianity is a huge part of the Greek identity, and even though churches are often showcased on posters, they are usually Cycladic, and less so Byzantine.
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“Athens Tourist Poster No.3” shows two close-ups of Corinthian Ancient Greek columns, pho- tographed from the Hadrian’s Library at Monastiraki square. The text is repeated and multiplied as to create a pattern that from far away resembles a bar code. This element was inspired by the Greek painter, Panos Siamos, who created artworks depicting Ancient Greek statues withmodern consumer elements such as price tags to represent the effect of capitalism on history and culture, as well as tourism.
“Athens Tourist Poster No.3” shows two close-ups of Corinthian Ancient Greek columns, pho- tographed from the Hadrian’s Library at Monastiraki square. The text is repeated and multiplied as to create a pattern that from far away resembles a bar code. This element was inspired by the Greek painter, Panos Siamos, who created artworks depicting Ancient Greek statues withmodern consumer elements such as price tags to represent the effect of capitalism on history and culture, as well as tourism.
