Aphrodite Liti
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Aphrodite Liti (born 1953) is a Greek sculptor, and professor of sculpture at the
Athens School of Fine Arts The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; , ΑΣΚΤ) is a Greek higher education institution, specializing in the visual arts. History The Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the ''School for the Arts''. In the ...
. Liti was born in Athens in 1953. She studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and the
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...
. Liti has been professor of sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts since 2000. Her 1.8 metre-tall statue of the soprano
Maria Callas Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised ...
, unveiled in October 2021 at the base of the
Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens ...
in Athens, has been "ridiculed in cartoons and generated a social media storm".


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liti, Aphrodite 1953 births Living people Greek sculptors Athens School of Fine Arts alumni Academic staff of the Athens School of Fine Arts Alumni of the University of London Greek women sculptors Artists from Athens