"Twilight II" by Christos Antonaropoulos

‘Silks Gallery’ is honored to present the celebrated Greek artist Christos Antonaropoulos. The exhibition will present his latest works of art entitled ‘Twilight II’. The first cycle of this work was presented with a major success in April 2008 in Athens. The presentation of this innovative work is carried on by ‘Silks Gallery’ through the hosting of the works of Christos Antonaropoulos during the whole month of October.

Christos Antonaropoulos is an artist with an incredible depth of creative vision, who explores different means of expression with a victorious confidence of a knowledgeable master of his trade. During his carrier he has chosen to explore various artistic styles thus creating a wide range of pictorial outcomes.

His latest works of art are formed through a combination of many various elements, which include not only the pictorial, but also a psychological, theoretical as well as philosophical aspect. Aspects, which jump out at the art connoisseur with associations derived from our cultural experiences, memories and influences. One of the strongest associations that comes out most vividly, is the one of classic American genre of film ‘noir’. This genre’s striking characteristic is the distinctive low-key black-and-white visual style, which Christos Antonaropoulos has applied to his work very skillfully.

The use of symbolism is also widely explored by the artist by presenting stereotypical ideas such as the ‘Last Supper’ or the dead body of Che Guevara in a totally different setting and surrounding. The whole environment that Christos Antonaropoulos creates is complemented by the element that distinguishes all of the works: the addition of neon-light which is restrained by blinds but at the same time reinforces the mystical ratio of the result.

Christos Antonaropoulos was born in 1958 at Filiatra of Messinia, Greece. He began his studies in the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) in 1980. Five years later he graduated with First Class Honors and a Scholarship in stage design at the Stage Department of the same school. The State Scholarships Foundation - IKY enabled him to further his studies in stage design in 1985 and in painting in 1988. His professional career started one year later, in 1986 with his first exhibition in Athens. In 1990 the American-Italian Academy of Fine Arts offered him the Honorary Distinction as Best Graduate of European Schools of Arts. In 2000 he participated in the Biennial of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), where the Greek entry was awarded the First Prize. His resume consists of many solo and group exhibitions such as in Greece, in the USA and Rome.

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