Giorgos Kotsonis - Woman in Art
Peter’s Gallery cordially invites you to Giorgos Kotsonis' exhibition opening entitled “Woman in Art” on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm.
The exhibition will be opened by the Mayor of Limassol Mr. Andreas Christou.
A few words about Mr. Kotsonis work:
“... Whether his subject is the nude, seascape or portraiture, the first thing one notices about these works are their stillness and total control over colour, composition and space.
It seems as if we view these pictures through a subtle opaque glass screen; the colours have become muted and the subject is somehow distanced as though operating on a slightly displaced level of existence.
It is the usual preoccupation of the artist, of course, to isolate his images and offers us his interpretation of reality. Perhaps it is because Kotsonis dwells on the familiar that we are made more conscious of his doppelganger effect where the subject is at once close and remote.
How this is achieved is difficult to pinpoint and an analysis could destroy the magic, but the diffused warm light that gently penetrates his pictures certainly contributes to the general effect. There are no violent contrasts here. Closer inspection reveals delicate shadows that are echoed in the pictures to suggest the modeling and form, giving to these works exclusive quality.
The sense of design and balance and the emphasis on serene harmony make this an art in the classical mould. With the controlled precision of his draughtsmanship ί one feels that Ingres* would definitely have approved....”
- John Warren
Short Biography:
Giorgos Kotsonis was born in Palaechori in 1940. He studied drawing at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London (1958) and at the Fine Art Academy of Beijing (1960-1963). He continued his studies at the School of Fine Art in Prague (1963-1967). In 1967 he received his diploma in painting and was awarded with the title of academic painter. He is a member of the European artistic group ‘Europe 24’. In 1993 he was honored with the award of artistic contribution ‘Tefkrou Anthia-Theodosi Pierides’.
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10:00 - 13:00 & 16:00 - 19:00
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