The (New) Metamorphosis of the Gods

During a creative camp in Greece, made together, in september 2016, with the Romanian Organization "Truicart Events", Maurice Boulogne visit Athens and the inevitable Acropolis. The proximity of the Gods of Olympus, associated with tourist behavior, generated by the upheavals in modern society inspires and gives birth to a new series : "The (new) metamorphosis of the Gods" or Metamorphosis of the Gods 2.0". Yes ! The Gods are no longer that they once were.
They adapt to the new legislation, follow the fads, or sink into addiction.
His look is not devoid of a certain nostalgia of human values which desintegrate, of a certain sadness at the (re)rising intolerance, the pendulum effect that goes from religions that are diluted to others are radicalized. Should we cry, should we laugh ? Maurice Boulogne has opted to treat the subject with humor.
No doubt, this is the way to blow a whistle !

Heraclès Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 100 cm (2016)
Title : At dawn, Heracles sends his text-messages in the Athenian sky

Aphrodite Acrylic on canvas - 100 x 100 cm (2016)
Title : Aphrodite checking her SMS. The erotic message from her lover makes her cheeks turn rosy and fills her neurons with lots of colours

Zeus Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 120 cm (2016)
Title : Zeus has everything he needs to light up his cigarettes. However, he must come down Mount Olympus to get them on the Olimpic Beach !

Dionysos Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 100 cm (2016)
Title : Applying the principle of the free movement of goods, Dionysos and a peasant from Maramures exchange a liter of his Corinthian wine for a bottle of tuica. (kept according to tradition in a small Dorna mineral water bottle)

Pan Acrylic on canvas - 100 x 120 cm (2016)
Title : Adam gives back to the God Pan, the condom he had borrowed but he was unable to use it (too big for him).
In fact, if on the battlefield, the Romans and the Greeks are on an equal footing as concerns theis forces, courage and bravery, as for sex, the Greeks win very clearly

Artemis Acrylic on canvas - 90 x 110 cm (2016)
Title : Following the prohibition of raising wild animals at home, Artemis replaced her deer xwith a chihuahua. At the same time, she left her shelter in the forest and after a long hesitation about bying ‟ikéa‟ furniture, she finally settled into a ‟recamier‟ interior

Euterpe Acrylic on canvas 120 x 90 cm (2017)
Title : After listenning endlessly Rona Harter, Euterpe decided to leran to play a serbian musical instrument and balkanize its repertory

Poseidon Acrylic on canvas 100 x 140 cm (2017)
Title : After a visit to the Danube Delta with Cap'tain Nemo aboard the ‟Matilda‟, Poseidon and 3 naiads have decided to commit themselves to defending biodiversity

Hermes Acrylic on canvas 100 x 120 cm (2017)
Title : Hermes believes that the quality oh his scarves will allow him to conquet the asian market. He is already moving from Mount Olympus to settle on the Fuji-Yama in the middle of pretty geishas