Perseus & Medusa Museum Copy and the Reverse Myth Me Too Movement Set 2 Statues

Medusa with the Head of Perseus is a sculpture made by Argentine artist Luciano Garbati in 2008. It is famous because people in the Me Too movement talked about it. The media called the statue an “icon of justice” for people who survived sexual assault.

Myth

Medusa is a Greek myth. In the story, Perseus kills Medusa, not the other way around: Medusa is a monster with a face so terrible that anyone who sees her turns to stone. Medusa lives on an island. The hero Perseus comes to the island to kill Medusa. He cuts off her head and puts it in a bag. He later uses the head to turn his enemies to stone. Perseus then gives Medusa’s dead head to the gods. Zeus puts Medusa’s head on his shield so it will frighten his enemies.

In the 1500s, Benvenuto Cellini made a sculpture called Perseus with the Head of Medusa (Our 1st Statue on the left is based on it). In that sculpture, a nearly naked Perseus holds up Medusa’s head.

Garbati wanted to make that statue in reverse. Garbati did not think he was making feminist art. He only wanted to “flip the script” of the story of Perseus and Medusa. He only wanted to show the sculpture the opposite way (Our statue on the right is based on this sculpture).

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Dimensions (approximately):       

Perseus:              

Height: 34 cm (13.4 inches)

Width: 12 cm (4.72 inches)

Depth: 9,5 cm (3.74 inches)

Weight: 1,10 Kg (2.43 lb).

Medusa:              

Height: 33 cm (12.99 inches)

Width: 12 cm (4.72 inches)

Depth: 14 cm (5.51 inches)

Weight: 1,27 kg (2.79 lb)

Material & Manufacture process: Cast Marble

Cast Marble statues are made from a composite material in which natural crushed Greek Marble stone is mixed with a small quantity of resin that works as a glue. The mixture is then poured into a mold of the statue design. Over 90% of the finished sculpture is natural crushed Greek Marble stone, which gives it a look and feel of solid natural marble. All sculptures are finished by hand. This strong material is water and weather resistant and can be washed with most cleaning agents.

Please note: Our statues are not carved. Natural marble statues are hand carved and command a very hefty price. Our product offerings are intended to be affordable to the majority public.