Skin or Gold - Constantinos Ptohopoulos

Exhibition by Constantinos Ptohopoulos with the title “Skin or Gold” will be held at Kypriaki Gonia Gallery in Larnaca from 6 to 20 November 2015

Opening by Larnaca Municipal Council Member Mr. Marios Koukoumas Friday 6th November 2015, 7.30 p.m.

With his latest work, Constantinos Ptochopoulos narrates the stories of fellow human beings. The faces are both familiar and distant and are portrayed in private settings; in rooms of memory and oblivion. Despite being covered with gold, they are impressively human. Gold does not conceal but, to the contrary, reveals the depth of a highly variable and rich psychological landscape. In every piece of work, we see a fellow human being who feels joy, sorrow or anxiety and looks for hope in an undefined source. With Midas’ touch- the mythical king who turned anything to gold by just touching it- Ptochopoulos is posing a crucial question: What is more important in life, gold and whatever else it stands for or the individual as a person? With the power of his art he gives an unambiguous answer. Gold is a negligible outer layer and a fruitless devotion to matter and vanity. True wealth is to be found in every human being, in his vibrating soul and his skin which expresses joy and sorrow and bares the promise of a better tomorrow.

Visiting hours:
Monday to Saturday: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm & 4.30 - 7.30 pm