Tag: painting

Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis: The Evolution of an Inner Visual Language

April 25, 2026

Ελληνικά: Γιώργος Πολ. Ιωαννίδης: Η εξέλιξη μιας εσωτερικής εικαστικής γλώσσας A curatorial reflection by Daniela Cinalli Rossi on the symbolic, sensory and structural journey of Ioannidis’ painting. “It has been a profound experience to engage with his work.” From my curatorial perspective, I perceive a very clear development in his visual language, almost like an … More Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis: The Evolution of an Inner Visual Language

Lilacs in Painting

April 1, 2026

Between French Impressionism and Russian Sensibility April begins, and with it, the quiet emergence of lilacs.A flower familiar, almost ordinary. And yet, in painting, it unfolds in unexpectedly rich ways. What may seem at first like a simple seasonal motif becomes, in the hands of different artists, a language of atmosphere, perception, memory, and presence. … More Lilacs in Painting

Giorgio Pol. Ioannidis — Painting as an Act of Resistance and Redemption

November 21, 2025

Ελληνική έκδοση → Γιώργος Πολ. Ιωαννίδης There are artists who do not follow their time; they transcend it.There are creators who do not simply depict the world; they transform it. Giorgio Pol. Ioannidis belongs to this rare category, where painting ceases to be technique and becomes a quiet, resonant expression. Born in Thessaloniki and shaped … More Giorgio Pol. Ioannidis — Painting as an Act of Resistance and Redemption

Carnival in Art

February 26, 2017

Το Καρναβάλι στη ζωγραφική Από τις πιο σημαντικές λαϊκές εκδηλώσεις, το καρναβάλι δεν άφησε αδιάφορους τους δημιουργούς, όποια κι αν ήταν η τέχνη που υπηρετούσαν. Ο πίνακας του Γιόζεφ Χάιντς (1564-1609) «Άποψη της Πλατείας του Αγίου Μάρκου της Βενετίας κατά τον Καρναβάλι» παρέχει πλήθος πληροφοριών για το Βενετσιάνικο Καρναβάλι εκείνης της εποχής. Ενδιαφέρον παρουσιάζει το … More Carnival in Art

Edgar Degas

October 1, 2016

Degas and his Dancers “A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.” ~ Edgar Degas When thinking of the art of Edgar Degas, you would automatically associate him with the ballet & dancers, soft portraits drawn in pastel, women at … More Edgar Degas

Georgios Iakovidis

September 27, 2016

Ο ζωγράφος της παιδικής ηλικίας ΙΑΚΩΒΙΔΗΣ Ο Έλληνας με το ασίγαστο πνεύμα που ξεκίνησε από την ταπεινή Λέσβο, το ορεινό χωριό του τα Χύδηρα, για να κατακτήσει το Μόναχο κι όλη την Ευρώπη του προπερασμένου αιώνα.  Γεννήθηκε στη Λέσβο το 1853. Την πρώτη μόρφωση την πήρε στις αιολικές επαρχίες της Μικράς Ασίας και κυρίως στη … More Georgios Iakovidis

Ivan Aivazovsky

September 4, 2016

A single epic poem of the sea IVAN AIVAZOVSKY   “His art is the affirmation of man and humanity and the negation of despotism and violence. Aivazovsky was an artist who thirsted for glorified freedom.”     Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky loved painting the sea. A Crimean native, he was born in Feodosia, a port town, and … More Ivan Aivazovsky