Rinos Stefani - Exographies
Gallery Gloria in Nicosia organises an exhibition of Rinos Stefani’s recent work entitled “Exographies”. The exhibition will be opened by the Minister of Interior Mrs Eleni Mavrou on Thursday 10th of May at 7.30 pm. and will last until 24th of May. Besides paintings Stefani will show a series of drawings which are presented for the first time.
Dr Andri Michael, Art Historian, Faculty of Art [UPJV], Amiens, France writes about Stefani’s work:
“The creative process of Rinos Stefani, far from any academic education and his academic standards, is based on a spontaneous variation of motifs, which spring freely from one painting to the other, as interconnected series, taking eventually a form which is «imposed», one that has not been consciously selected, and one that is transformed and enriched semantically. That is why the artist gives titles to his works after he has finished painting and these have a very loose connection to the actual content.
The artist establishes a game, at times a sarcastic one, but always charming, between that which is depicted in his work and the title, shifting the viewer’s thought to other conceptual areas, as surrealists did with poetry. The more the title moves away from the actual content of his work, the more likely it is for the poetic miracle to occur.
The artist’s attraction to primitive peoples is not accidental, just as it was not accidental for Antonin Artaud, who, with the Theatre of Cruelty, wanted to give the power of primitive savagery to the human body. The love couples of Rinos, as if they are “unchanged images of a primordial ritual” walk on a tightrope and float – both an image and a symbol of the boldness of the artist, who plays with fire.
Like a modern trapeze artist, Rinos Stefani each time takes the risk of falling from the tightrope and it is this real risk that gives to his paintings not just the character of representation but the actual “Praxeis” itself.”
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 10:30 - 12:45 & 17:30 - 20:00
Saturday: 10:30 - 12:45
When
Where
Event Tools
Share this Event
Save to Your Calendar
iCal (Note: While every care has been taken to ensure the information provided is accurate, we advise you to check with the event organisers before travelling to confirm the details are correct.
