Minotaure drawing N 11/ Minotaure Spaces Sourht 1

Description

Minotaure N 11: Drawing, part of « The Spaces of the Minotaur » artistic project

Minotaure N 11 is a unique artwork from Stella Polare’s project dedicated to the Minotaur. Firstly, this character, created by Polare, features a head formed by folded fingers in the « Minotaur » gesture. According to Ancient Greek legend, King Minos was shamed by this gesture, as it recalled his wife’s betrayal and the birth of a monster with a human body and a bull’s head. Consequently, this creature was imprisoned in the Labyrinth.

After the pandemic, Stella Polare reflected on the Minotaur and the French letter H. Notably, this letter begins words like « Homme » (Man) and « Honneur » (Honor). She believes this letter lives in eternal imprisonment and, therefore, needs a revised status, as isolation has become a common experience. In her drawings, the letter H appears as the Minotaur in various spaces. These spaces are free from frames, full of freedom and joy. Furthermore, with a smile, the character gains a free spirit and the right to exist without boundaries. In vibrant colors, it embodies positive experiences after a long struggle for rights, peace, and freedom.

« The Spaces of the Minotaur » project is divided into « sourhts. » This word combines « sourah » (a chapter in the Quran) and « suret » (an image in Ottoman Turkish). Ultimately, the artwork includes 365 drawings of the Minotaur in different spaces, representing a full year.

Stella Polare Artist

French-Uzbek young contemporary artist, based in Paris. Her real name, Khulkar, is translated as «polare star», that is why she sas chosen the artistic name Stella Polare. Today the artist aims to transmit the message that it is «urgent to be joyful» though her art. Indeed the concept the artist is developing she called « vitaculture », that means the joy urgency. Stella Polare exhibited at UNESCO, Louvre, she had also carte blanche at Palais Jacques Coeur in 2021, the same year 2021 she was invited to the Parole des Femmes, public talk at the House of the Great French writer, Maison de George Sand.

Technical description : Minotaure drawing N 11: This is original drawing on paper (70 gr) with markers is a unique work by Stella Polare. It is A4 size and was created in Paris in 2023.