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This is a word map with the Constellation of Capricorn seeing it at the night sky. The constellation was made according to astronomical maps and the size of the pebbles has been carefully chosen in accordance with the magnitude and brightness of the stars they represent. The stars are made with sea pebbles from Aphrodite's birth place. Thirteen billion years ago, a vacuum fluctuation formed the matter of stars. The stars produced the material of planets, asteroids, stones, pebbles....
Pebbles are indirect products of Stellar Matter that I use in my paintings to show the Universe, Stars, Constellations and Planets.
These pebbles are the expression of the fractal nature of the universe. They are unique and their resemblance is partial in various scales.
They have something self similar that gives an embossed structure in the work and makes it unprecedented and impossible to copy. In each pebble is portrayed a microcosm that constitutes a small part of the entire work m...

For more information see my website : : www.augustastylianougallery.com Augusta Stylianou was born in Cyprus, the island of the goddess Aphrodite, in a beautiful sea-side town called Limassol. From a young age she enjoyed Geography and took interest in the customs and traditions of cultures. She wanted to find out, as was possible, about the entire world as well as the way in which it was created. She studied Political Sciences and Public Administration at the university of Athens, regardless of the fact that these fields of study did not reflect her true interests. During her student life she would make handicrafts, including jewellery, in the spare time that she had. This brought her closer to the arts and from then on her aim...