The Aesthetics of Water

Cyprus : The Aesthetics of Water

Lecture by Patricia Fortini Brown, Princeton University (USA)- ''The Aesthetics of Water''

Patricia Fortini Brown, professor emerita of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University (USA), will give a lecture on‘The Aesthetics of Water’ (Wellheads, Cisterns, and Fountains in the Venetian Empire), as part of Othello’s Island Conference 2017.

When we think of Venice, we think of a city in the sea, a city surrounded by water. And yet, before the modern era, the city had no source of fresh water other than the rain from heaven or barges from the mainland. Therein lies the paradox: Venice is in the water and has no water.

Patricia Fortini Brown addresses how the Venetians dealt with this deficiency of nature by creating a unique genre of public art: the Venetian wellhead. Also addressed are the change and the challenge that came with the expansion of the Venetian empire: the gift of running water and the need to harness it. Again, the Venetians seized the initiative and created fountains that transformed urban spaces from the Terraferma to the Stato da Mar into places of encounter and aesthetic delight.

When

Friday, April 7th, 2017
Time: 19:00 - 20:30

Where

285 Ermou street
Nicosia, Nicosia 1017, Cyprus
Email:
Phone: 22300999

Cost

Free

Contact

Phone: 22300994

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