Apolo White presents traditional classical bust in pure white—perhaps honoring original marble aesthetic within series otherwise characterized by pop chromatic interventions. Castello's white Apollo serves as anchor demonstrating god's essence without losing it through color transformation: light, beauty, balance remain intact in traditional presentation. This sculpture may function as tribute to permanence of ancient world in its most recognizable form, showing that classical spirit's endurance doesn't require chromatic fiction to remain relevant. The work creates dialogue with series' colored versions—white Apollo suggesting that eternal radiant ever-present god transcends any single aesthetic interpretation, whether traditional or pop. Pure white evokes emotions about timeless beauty, Castello giving life to Apollo by honoring rather than intervening original classical vision.
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.
Traditional classical bust honoring Apollo in pure white—eternal god's permanence in timeless aesthetic. Apolo White by Paloma Castello. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Traditional Classical Bust – Apolo White, 2025 by Paloma Castello
Apolo White, 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.

















