Apolo Purple presents chromatic classical sculpture where god of beauty and arts receives purple treatment—regal color historically associated with power and divinity now deployed in pop context revitalizing Apollo's eternal presence. Castello transforms classical bust through bold chromatic intervention that doesn't contradict but rather emphasizes Apollo's original attributes: purple suggesting majesty, creativity (arts), and mystical prophecy. This sculpture embodies artist's method of giving life to past through contemporary lens—purple pop aesthetic playing with memory of white marble tradition while relating it to present. The work demonstrates Apollo's endurance: classical god remaining radiant and ever-present when rendered in unexpected color, creating atmosphere where ancient permanence meets contemporary experimental character through chromatic fiction honoring reality of god's timeless essence.
God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series sculpture reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do not contradict his classical origin, but rather revitalize it.
Each bust is a tribute to the permanence of the ancient world—a way of showing that the classical spirit remains alive, transforming over time without losing its essence. Apollo endures: eternal, radiant, and ever-present.
Chromatic classical sculpture revitalizing Apollo through regal purple—pop aesthetic honoring god's eternal presence. Apolo Purple by Paloma Castello. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Chromatic Classical Sculpture – Apolo Purple, 2025 by Paloma Castello
Apolo Purple, 2025
From the series Apolo
Resin and lacquer paint
Dimensions: 17.3 H x 11 W x 11.8 D in.
Edition 1/5
Weight: 19.8 lb
Paloma Castello was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1988. Castello has a Master's degree in Classical Studies from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, as well as a Master's degree in Contemporary Photography from IED Madrid in Spain. She studied Photography, Art and Architecture at Central Saint Martins, London, United Kingdom and before beginning her training as an artist in Colombia she attended the School of Arts and Crafts of Santo Domingo to study Silversmithing Techniques and the University of the Andes where she studied Wood Reproduction. Castello and obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogotá, Colombia.

















