Chronos is the the concept of time as we mostly deal with it, time in discrete units (minutes, hours, days, and so on). Kairos, in the most general sense, is the idea that there is a right time for everything.
Each concept of time has an associated diety.
Chronos is often depicted as Father Time, but the very earliest concept of Chronos was as one of the serpentine beings that gave rise to heaven, sky, and earth.
Kairos is the god of opportunity. He is often depicted as a runner with a long forelock and hair shorn close on the back of his head. This is meant to symbolize the idea that you can only grab opportunity when it is before you--once it passes, there is nothing to grab onto. He also carries a razor. He drinks the blood of men, often killing them to do so. Make of that what you will.
Here's my version of Kairos, in progress:
He's meant to resemble very early, very primitive ceramic figures. He's got his forelock and an anachronistic razor blade.
This will be part of a larger piece. Around Kairos will be the bodies of similar figures with cut throats. I've never made anything even remotely like this. I tend to stay away from figurative sculptures, even vaguely figurative sculptures like this one.
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