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The Girl with the coffee flower by tsevis https://flic.kr/p/2kNhb2v

Giannis Antetokounmpo: The King of Milwaukee Following my 2018 "Made in Athens" Giannis' portrait based on the actual map of the Greek capital I created a new mosaic portrait this time based on the actual map of Milwaukee. Thousands of photos from the Wisconsin metropolis have been used to portray Giannis., the Greek Freak, the guy who is born and raise in my old neightborhood in Athens and is conquering Milwaukee and the whole USA. Keep amazing us, Giannis! Proud of you!

The idea for this project is born about 3 years ago when I moved from Greece to Cyprus. The island is according to the Greek mythology the birthplace of Aphrodite and the exact place where the Myth is locating the rise of the goddess from the sea is about 5 minutes from my home. The whole area of Pafos is so obsessed with Aphrodite and I couldn't resist to be influenced of the frenzy. Initially this project was part of my Endless Summer one. I decided to separate them as the Endless Summer series is much more nostalgic. But it was difficult for me to distinguish my version of Aphrodite from my favorite season of the year. For me it's in the midst of summer, we welcome the Aphrodites. They are the small ephemeral goddesses of the summer. My project is a hymn to the female beauty and the different versions of Aphrodite. Sometimes Urania, other moments Pandemos, sometimes erotic, other moments innocent. Sometimes dreamy and sometimes provocative, my Aphrodite is always a mosaic made of tiles from a retro icon of nature.

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