Apostolos georgiou biography of martin

  • The paintings of Apostolos Georgiou make a break with contemporary painting by possessing a self-styled humor that slips right past how we think about humor.
  • Untitled, 1996 signed in Greek and dated '96' (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 130 x 150 cm.
  • About Apostolos Georgiou.

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    Apostolos Georgiou

    (Greek, born 1952)

    Untitled 110.5 x 130.5 cm.

    The Greek Sale

    10 November 2009, 14:00 GMT

    London, New Bond Street

    Sold for £7,800 inc. premium

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    Apostolos Georgiou (Greek, born 1952)

    Untitled
    signed in Greek (on the reverse)
    oil on canvas
    110.5 x 130.5 cm.

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      "I am an ordinary person who shares the joys, sorrows, desires, and fears of everyone" – Apostolos Georgiou

      Georgiou’s work explores the themes of man’s existence by focusing on the human condition. He translates everyday thoughts into fictional, humorous episodes. With references to film, painting traditions and theatrical scenery in 1950s Greece, the artist highlights feelings of alienation and solitude alongside humour.

      Georgiou refuses to title his paintings, encouraging audiences to create their own interpretations. He rejects assigning meaning as a way to avoid pretension, refusing to impress the audience in the belief that truth needs no definition.

      “Rwy'n berson cyffredin sy'n rhannu llawenydd, gofidiau, dymuniadau, ac ofnau pawb.” - Apostolos Georgiou

      Mae gwaith Georgiou yn archwilio themâu bodolaeth dyn trwy ganolbwyntio ar y cyflwr dynol. Mae'n trosi meddyliau bob dydd yn benodau doniol ffuglennol. Gyda chyfeiriadau at ffilm, traddodi

    • apostolos georgiou biography of martin

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      Apostolos Georgiou (Greek, born 1952)

      Untitled, 1996
      signed in Greek and dated '96' (on the reverse)
      acrylic on canvas
      130 x 150 cm.

      Footnotes

      Exhibited
      Thessaloniki, Art Forum Gallery, 1996.

      Literature
      Th. Moutsopoulos - P. Arapinis, When Anti-Culture meets gemenskap – From Tsarouchis to Kafouros, Idiomorfi editions, Athens 2015, p. 62 (illustrated).

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