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Demeter Koko
Demeter Koko (13 June 1891, in Linz – 27 October 1929, in Linz) was an Austrian graphic artist active in the early 20th century. Education After completing his studies at the Linz Handelsakademie (vocational school), the 17-year-old Koko began to study painting in Linz. In Munich he perfected his style between the years 1910 and 1915 and finally returned to Linz in 1916. However his stay here was cut short as he was soon called up for military service as the First World War was raging. Life and work He had his first exhibition in 1919, after the war had ended. This was a joint exhibition with his sister Sophie Koko. In 1921 he became a member of the Upper Austrian Artists' Society. In 1923 he developed lung disease and died of this condition in 1929. His paintings and drawings feature landscapes, flowers, and animals. His work is featured in the Linz Nordico gallery and in the Upper Austrian State Museum. Memorials and Honours Koko was honoured with the Staatspreis (the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter Koko - Hühner In Der Mittagssonne
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although she is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage, and had connections to the Underworld. She is also called Deo (). In Greek tradition, Demeter is the second child of the Titans Rhea and Cronus, and sister to Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Like her other siblings but Zeus, she was swallowed by her father as an infant and rescued by Zeus. Through her brother Zeus, she became the mother of Persephone, a fertility goddess. One of the most notable Homeric Hymns, the ''Homeric Hymn to Demeter'', tells the story of Persephone's abduction by Hades and Demeter's search for her. When Hades, the King of the Underworld, wished to make Persephone his wife, he abducted her from a field while s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
