Markos Georgilakis - Sculpture

Sculpture exhibition by Markos Georgilakis.

The exhibition will be opened by the Ambassador of Greece Mr. Vasilis Papaioannou, on Monday 7 May 2012, at 7.30 p.m.

BIOGRAPHY
Markos Georgilakis was born at Spili in Rethymno, Greece in 1957. He studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts and at the Edinburgh College of Art having won an Erasmus scholarship. Georgilakis continued with his postgraduate studies using an ΙΚΥ scholarship. He is an associate professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts and has won awards at sculpture competitions. He is also the creator of the documentary “Copper and Fire (2008)”. This is his 8th solo exhibition and his first in Cyprus.

ABOUT HIS WORK
[...] Markos Georgilakis presents a poetic -as idea and texture- approach to sculpture. [...] Kneaded with matter, the human forms by Georgilakis erect dynamic presence in the surrounding space. Presence anointed with spiritual in texture aura. Inhabited by undeniable mental clarity, the human forms of the worthy sculptor, invite a review of the fixed approach - assessment of sculpture. Apart from facial expression in frontal or lateral position, the human figures here reveal the psyche, even through the slightest inclination of the body and limbs. [...] Their subdued, at first look, tone of presence reveals "links" of a particular dynamic, vested metaphysical messages. The same applies to the sculpted "shadows" of horses, inhabited by a peculiar rhythm conveying timeless messages to the surrounding space. Dora Iliopoulou-Rogan, Art Historian and Critic

[...] For years now he has questioned and is confronted by his inner and outer space shaping, assembling and casting the human body within a wide range of dimensions. [...] However, as on some of his trees and boats that came to broaden somewhat his thematic scope, the human form, in absence, proclaims its presence through narrative intent, conversing with other relevant complementary works that presently operate, as thematic ‘bridges’. Christos Boulotis, Archaeologist and Author

[...] In his effort to portray the ‘mass’ of the shadows formed by his horse sculptures, he creates ‘incisions’ in the iron and then interferes on the coloration experimenting with rust, creating a visual game and eventually an extra dimension. [...] These shadows are reminiscent of silence that when absolute, such as is absence, is heavy like metal, is present, is resonant. Yiouli Chronopoulou, Professor of Literature

Opening Hours
Monday: 17:00-20:00
Tuesday - Friday: 10:30-12:30 & 17:00-20:00
Saturday: 10:30-12:30