Giannis Kounellis (Γιάννης Κουνέλλης), born 1936 I died 2017, was a Greek contemporary artist based in Rome and Athens since 1956. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he had studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. From … Continued
Giannis Tsarouchis (Γιάννης Τσαρούχης), born 1910 in Piräus – died 1989 in Athens, was a Greek painter and stage designer. Tsarouchis studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Athens between 1929 and 1935. Besides, he took private lessons with the … Continued
Nikos Engonopoulos (Νίκος Εγγονόπουλος), born in Athens in 1907, was a modern Greek painter and poet. He is considered the introducer and principal exponent of Surrealism in Greece, member of the so-called Generation of the Thirties. He combined elements and … Continued
Georgios Bouzianis (Γιώργος Μπουζιάνης; also transliterated Jorgos Busianis, Jorgos Busianis or George Bouzianis), born 1885 in Daphni I died 1959 in Athens) was the greatest Greek expressionist painter and belongs as well to German expressionism. He studied painting at the … 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
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
Alexis Akrithakis (Αλέξης Ακριθάκης) was a Greek painter, born in Athens in 1939. He met in 1956 the idiosyncratic philosopher George Makris who acknowlegdes his talent and encourages him to become a painter. He left Athens and moved 1958 to … Continued