Flight of Icaro (Icarus)

This limestone sculpture illustrates the ancient Greek myth of Icarus who was imprisoned with his father Daedalus in the palace of Knossos on Crete. In an attempt to escape, the pair fabricated wings from feathers and wax so they could fly away. Unfortunately, Icarus, not heeding the advice of his father, flew too close to the Sun, melting the wax that held the feathers and thus fell to his death in the sea. The authors said about this sculpture: Icaro is a topic I tackled several times, with its history always fascinated me and think: the contrast between the image of Icarus, flying towards the Sun, the momentum toward the sky and falling overboard and the sad end. This to me symbolizes freedom and the desire of man to choose.这件石灰岩雕塑展现了古希腊神话中伊卡洛斯（Icarus）与其父代达罗斯（Daedalus）被囚禁于克里特岛克诺索斯（Knossos）王宫的故事。为逃离囚笼，二人以羽毛和蜡制作羽翼，以期飞天出逃。不料伊卡洛斯未听从父亲的告诫，飞至距太阳过近之处，致使固定羽毛的蜡质融化，最终坠落海中殒命。该雕塑的创作者谈道：“伊卡洛斯是我曾多次尝试刻画的主题，其传奇故事始终令我心驰神往。我始终在思索：伊卡洛斯展翅飞向太阳、奔赴苍穹的昂扬姿态，与最终坠海身亡的悲凉结局之间形成的强烈反差。于我而言，这一形象象征着自由与人类自主选择的欲望。”