John Kyvra is a contemporary Greek-born artist. His portraits draw inspiration from both historical figures and contemporary people. His works blend realism with a touch of abstraction, creating an idealized, almost archetypal portrayal of each person. His debut presentation, featuring the piece “The beautiful one has come”, is set for November 2024, and he has something intriguing in the works. Don’t miss it!
John Kyvra is a contemporary artist
About the Portrait
A blend that may seem paradoxical—a meeting of conflicting eras and cultures. Yet, beneath this unexpected fusion, we discover that both women, though separated by millennia, used their image to shape a specific public persona. This portrait invites us to reflect on how the power of imagery has been harnessed throughout history as a compelling tool to shape our perceptions.
Nefertiti(c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted the earliest known form of monotheism, Atenism, centered on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of ancient Egyptian history. After her husband’s death, some scholars believe that Nefertiti ruled briefly as the female pharaoh known by the throne name, Neferneferuaten and before the ascension of Tutankhamun, although this identification is a matter of ongoing debate. If Nefertiti did rule as pharaoh, her reign was marked by the fall of Amarna and relocation of the capital back to the traditional city of Thebes.
In the 20th century, Nefertiti was made famous by the discovery and display of her ancient bust, now in Berlin’s Neues Museum. The bust is one of the most copied works of the art of ancient Egypt. It is attributed to the Egyptian sculptor Thutmose, and was excavated from his buried studio complex in the early 20th century.