Summerverse – A Visual Journey through Myth, Memory & the Sea |Published in Art Magazine – Summer Issue 2025 | Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation
It all beAnnita Apostolidou Platis is honored as the featured artist and inaugural essayist in the Barbagelata Foundation’s Art Magazine Summer Issue 2025. Her artworks explore summer as a symbolic journey across sea, soul, and transformation.gins with an idea.
I am deeply honored to have opened the Summer Issue 2025 of Art Magazine by the Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation as the inaugural essayist and featured artist.
From my collection The Seasons – Special Edition, four of my works were featured:
Silent Observer, Voyager, Insider, and Summerverse — each a poetic visual exploration of summer, not merely as a season, but as a metaphysical space where journeys unfold across both sea and soul.
This body of work is a surreal journey through myth, memory, and inner transformation.
Artwork Highlights
Summerverse
A surreal journey through a golden, sunlit realm where time dissolves and meaning drifts like tides. Surrounded by compasses, koi, pearls, and vintage echoes, the central figure becomes both map and myth — a silent guide through the vast, introspective universe of summer.
Insider
Deep within the ocean’s heart, where marble-like sea stars and shells coexist, koi fish camouflage and meditate in stillness. Hourglasses measure time destined to ruin and rebuild, while sandcastles await their cycle. Sea cacti and mysterious black shells surround secrets of the deep — waiting to surface when the moment is right.
Voyager
A dreamlike exploration where closed eyes awaken deeper senses, attuned to the whispers of the sea. Sandcastles rise like fleeting dreams. An old camera captures ephemeral moments, vintage suitcases brim with secrets, and ocean treasures narrate a journey’s end — one shaped by longing, memory, and the quiet magic of discovery.
Silent Observer
An ethereal figure emerges from the ocean’s depths, surrounded by seashells, starfish, and delicate floral textures. Her gaze is calm yet searching — listening to silent whispers of a forgotten world. A nautical map behind her suggests both external voyage and intimate introspection.
In this still moment, memory, myth, and water become one.
A Personal Reflection: The Seasons Collection
The Seasons – Special Edition is a deeply personal exploration of life’s transitions through a feminine and symbolic lens. The portraits embody the strength, wisdom, and mystery of womanhood. By layering natural elements with vintage textures, I evoke both timelessness and nostalgia, inviting viewers to reflect on the cycles of life.
Each piece captures not only the external beauty of a season, but also the internal evolution that mirrors it — the invisible tides that shape our becoming.
A Note of Gratitude
My deepest thanks to the Barbagelata Foundation team, especially Editor-in-Chief Allegra Barbagelata, for their unwavering support and curatorial vision. This issue reminds us how beauty, dialogue, and renewal remain possible — even in turbulent times.
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Annita Apostolidou Platis|Ruby Award Recognition|Gallery Ring’s RED 2025| International Juried Contest
Honored to receive the Ruby Award from Gallery Ring (Canada) for my work The Curtain Knows, part of The Luminous Abyss series.
Ruby Award & International Honors for The Luminous Abyss|
Annita Apostolidou Platis
I am deeply honored to share that my artwork The Curtain Knows, from the ongoing series The Luminous Abyss, has received the Ruby Award in the RED 2025 International Juried Contest, organized by Gallery Ring in Ontario, Canada. This recognition, known for celebrating originality, composition, and emotional power, represents a significant milestone in my artistic journey.
About The Curtain Knows
The Curtain Knows is a meditation on the delicate balance between revelation and concealment. Beneath the striped grandeur of a circus-tent crown, the central figure stands as both ringmaster and secret-keeper. Lamps and parasols become silent witnesses, their light uncovering fleeting truths while guarding what remains hidden.
The work reflects the emotional tension between light and darkness, a central theme across The Luminous Abyss. Chandeliers, lampshades, and glowing bulbs are more than decorative details — they act as portals into the soul’s hidden architecture, bridging retro opulence with timeless human vulnerability.
Significance of the Ruby Award
Being recognized with the Ruby Award by Gallery Ring is not only an honor but also a validation of the symbolic language and emotional depth I strive to cultivate in my practice. The award highlights The Curtain Knows for its strong visual presence, originality, and symbolic resonance. Featured in the 3D Rotation Gallery and the official Winners Video, the piece stands among selected works celebrated for their evocative power and technical mastery.
Continuing the Journey of The Luminous Abyss
The year 2025 has brought multiple international distinctions for The Luminous Abyss, affirming its resonance across borders and institutions. Alongside the Ruby Award for The Curtain Knows, the series was also recognized with the Ruby Artist of the Month for The Oracle of Opaline Brass (Gallery Ring, Canada), the Creative Excellence Award for She Who Glows in the Dark (Circle Foundation for the Arts, France), and the Artist of the Month for The Light Dwells in Shadows (Camelback Gallery, USA).
Together, these awards confirm The Luminous Abyss as a cornerstone of my evolving practice — a dreamlike theatre where memory, identity, and symbolism converge into luminous form.
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Ruby Artist of the Month |August 2025| Gallery Ring, Canada
I’m honored to be selected as Ruby Artist of the Month by Gallery Ring (Canada) for August 2025, with my artwork The Oracle of Opaline Brass featured in their 3D virtual gallery. This digital collage, from The Luminous Abyss series, explores intuition and ornamental symbolism through mythic form.
I’m honored to share that my artwork The Oracle of Opaline Brass has been awarded the distinction of Ruby Artist of the Month by Gallery Ring for August 2025.
This international juried art exhibition, based in Ontario, Canada, celebrates excellence in two-dimensional visual art. Four artists were selected globally for their originality, mastery of medium, and visual impact. My awarded piece is now featured in the gallery’s homepage 3D Rotation Gallery and also appears in the Gallery Ring Winners Video on YouTube.
Part of The Luminous Abyss collection, The Oracle of Opaline Brass is a symbolic digital collage exploring intuition, memory, and ornamental mysticism through radiant form. It reflects on inner wisdom and the stillness that reveals truth—expressed through layered textures, architectural echoes, and a mythic feminine gaze.
This recognition marks a milestone in my creative journey, and I’m grateful to Gallery Ring for honoring the vision behind my work.
→ Visit the Gallery Ring Website
→ Watch the Winners Video on YouTube
With gratitude,
Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist | Painter | Curator | Essayist | Designer | Poet
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© 2025 Annita Apostolidou Platis. All rights reserved.
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