Apolo Green embodies pop classical bust sculpture where god of light receives vibrant green chromatic intervention—transforming traditional white marble aesthetic into contemporary pop statement that revitalizes rather than contradicts classical origin. Castello gives life to Apollo through bold color choice: green suggesting vitality, nature, renewal, perhaps referencing god's association with prophecy and healing laurel wreaths. This sculpture demonstrates how classical spirit remains alive by transforming over time without losing essence—Apollo's balance, power, and beauty endure through chromatic update. The work creates atmosphere between reality (recognizable classical bust form) and fiction (unexpected green intervention), evoking emotions about permanence of ancient world in contemporary context where pop aesthetics honor rather than diminish eternal radiant ever-present god.
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.
Pop classical bust sculpture revitalizing Apollo through vibrant green—eternal god meeting contemporary chromatic intervention. Apolo Green by Paloma Castello. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Pop Classical Bust Sculpture – Apolo Green, 2025 by Paloma Castello
Apolo Green, 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.

















