From Cavafy's World

It is always very pleasing seeing queues of people waiting to buy tickets to see art, and so it was last week at the

Benaki Museum, Pireos Street, Athens.

From Cavafy's World, by Anna Filini.

This body of work by Filini was inspired by 24 of Cavafy's historical poems and consists of a poem on each page coupled with a drawing/painting.

The Dramas of Authority:

The main theme of these 24 poems is the issue of political power.

Caesarion, 2014, (marker and watercolour on cardboard)

Theodotos, 2014, (thin marker pen and watercolour on fine cardboard)

The Ides of March, 2014, (thin marker pen and watercolour on fine cardboard)

God Abandons Antony, 2014, (thin marker pen and watercolour on fine cardboard)

The Portraits:

A reflection on the 'dramas of authority'.

Constantinos Cavafy, 2015-18, (gouache on paper)

Marcus Antonius, 2015-18, (gouache on paper)

The Poet by the Nile, 2005, (oil on wood)

Cavafy's Mother, Harikleia in Constantinople, 2005, (oil on wood)

Eros, Sensual Perfumes of Every Kind, 2005, (oil on wood)

Interior of a Coffee House in Alexandria, 2005, (oil on wood)

Arriving at the Coast, 2005, (oil on wood)