MENTON: ANNA CHROMY  AND HER SCULPTURE “ ULYSSES”

Sculptures for public viewing

If you want to pay the beach library a visit during your stay in Menton, it is impossible not to see the sculpture made by Anna Chromy. The sculpture is set up close to the sea, the beach and the splendid public beach library.

Anna Chromy wanted to become a painter but due to an accident she could not paint for about six years. Then she decided to become a sculptor. During her stay in Paris she was impressed by the surrealism of Max Ernst, Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali .Later on she settled on Cote d’Azor close to the Italian border and began to work with sculptures. “…Anna don’t relent, fight evil, and ugliness through inspired beauty. Go back to the roots of Europe, to the Ancient Myths and salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ…”, statements made by Anna Chromy about the meaning  and the philosophy of her work as a sculptor.

The sculpture “ Ulysses” is a part of the exhibition “ Mythos Revised”. The exhibition was shown at the National Archeological Museum in Athens.

Anna Chromy has been showered with honors and distinctions for her long career. She has been awarded the Michelangelo Award in Tuscany and the Dali and Kafka Prizes in Prague. Anna Chromy has the largest number of sculptures permanently installed in public locations all over Europe and in China. The number of sculptures is fifty.