Angelos (Panagiotou) born 1943 in Farkadona,Trikala (middle Greece). He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of Athens with Georgios Mavroidis as his main teacher (1962-1967). He continued his education by making multiple trips to museums of Europe and … Continued
Fernando Botero was born 1932 in Medelín, in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. . Growing up he became a huge fan of bullfights, which is a popular sport in Colombia, stemming from Spanish settlers. From the age of 13, he … Continued
Mr Brainwash is the moniker of French-born (1966), Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Pop artist Thierry Guetta. He has spent the the last decade attempting to make the ultimate street art documentary. Meanwhile, inspired by his subjects, he started hitting the … Continued
Robert Combas is a French painter and sculptor, born 1957 in Lyon; now living and working in Paris. He is widely recognized as a progenitor of the figuration libre movement* that began in Paris around 1980 as a reaction to … Continued
Karas was born 1930 in Trikala, Greece. He died 2023 in Athens. He is one of the most important representatives of the so-called “generation of the 60tis”. After two years at the Panteion University (1948-1950), he studied 1951- 1955 at … Continued
The German flag, that was waving in the wind upon the sacred rock of Acropolis since April 1941, was replaced by the Greek one in October 1944, signaling officially the national liberation. During this very year, the twenty-one-year old Giannis … Continued
Blek Le Rat, born1952, is a pioneering French graffiti artist who inspired hundreds of artists around the world with his stenciled style. He is frequently cited as a major influence of artists like Banksy and Space Invader, and through his … Continued
Giorgios Stathiopoulos is a painter and sculptor, born 1944 in Kallithea Agrinio, Greece. He studied sculpture at the School of Fine Arts, Athens (1966-1971) , taught by Giannis Moralis, N. Nicolaou and G. Papa. In painting he accepted fruitful influences … Continued
Dimitris Mytaras (Δημήτρης Μυταράς), born 1934 in Chalkis, died in Athens 2017, was a Greek artist who is considered one of the important Greek painters of the 20th century. His work was mainly inspired by the human figure, and a … Continued
Antoine Verglas was born 1962 in Paris. Verglas is a fshion photographer for huge celebrities and models. He began his career on the other side of the camera, working as the host on a popular French television show after graduating … Continued