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NODNOL EXHIBITIONS
INDEX 1. THIERRY FUNCK 2. MOMAS 3. WHOISNICKO 4. ORESTIS ROUTSOS 5. KLERI 6. ZARI 7. JULIE STAVIANIS ŠPAČKOVÁ 8. KINGA KATANICS 9. ANNIKA RESENHOEFT 10. HALIL UZAY 11. PANTELIS BOUTAKIS 12. BONITA SCHOLTE
THIERRY FUNCK IG: @_titi_74 My name is Thierry Funck, born on July 20th 1974 in Luxembourg based in Prague.Autodidact artist.When I was 15 years old my father died and I lost all inspiration for every kind of art Than My mother lost her fight with Dementia in 2018 and suddenly since my beloved mother’s funeral my life Changed dramatically . I heard a voice in my head that said, “You were born to be an artist, so do what you were born to do.” My creations are thematic art with a deep story . Mixed media .Inspired by daily life . Exhibitons , 2 times international exhibition prague 2020-2021, prague art 21, passage of czech design 2022
MOMAS IG: @momasart When he was still a child, he realised his need to communicate and express feelings, images and words through the use of art. He was fascinated by the fact that he could "interpret" the world through making something beautiful and creative. So, he always fell back on his imagination to create and decorate areas and carried his paper and pencils to do so. While growing up, he was looking for more ways of expression. He worked with photography, took orthophony lessons, acted in amateur theatre, wrote his one and only play and of course, he continued creating paintings. This is his passion and he still does it for people who have honoured him by asking him to do so, relying on his own aesthetic as a reference.
WHOISNICKO IG: @whoisnicko From the grimey streets of Greece, WhoIsNicko (b.1999), based on Thessaloniki, presents works of high aesthetics which are directly related to hip hop music and culture. Living on the past and the present , Nicko combines harsh images that express similar emotions and feelings. His works are influenced by modern reality and the difficult situations of life, as he tries to ''dress'' every music project he undertakes according to the prevailing situations. Rap, life , beats and crime are linked to a new genre of art based on his name. At the moment he's doing mostly collage and abstract type of artworks, bringing the hardest art to the streets. Any art form that he provides, is a message to the viewer's eye. His work speaks for itself. Nicko has collaborated with big artists in Greece as well as several artists in New York, Los Angeles and Boston. His name is very well known on the underground hiphop scene of Greece and especially in New York. He got album and single covers that went over a million streams, even his designs have become gold and platinum on major platforms. Currently working a lot and presenting the most.
ORESTIS ROUTSOS IG: @orestis rm Orestis Routsos is a painter with trend in realistic abstract output in his work. He is graduate from AKTO College (2005 – 2007) and Art School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2007 - 2012) in painting. He is inspired by a lots of painters and comic book Artists. He specializes in portraits, nudes, mostly women and uses a lots of different techniques such us pencils, charcoal, markers, inks, acrylics, watercolors, oils. Mostly he prefers to use for his work charcoal. His theme is loneliness, isolation and the human tragedy. The last two years with the corona virus situation the feelings and painting stimuli are more intensively for him to create. He has participated to a lot of exhibitions.
KLERI IG: @klerichotzai Self- taught oil painter Kleri was born in Athens,Greece(2001) and stayed there ever since. Kleri was drawn by art since a young age ,starting with realistic art on her primary years ,but during her BA on Early Childhood Education and quarantine, she discovered expressionism which she used as a medium to calm and express her emotions,and it quickly developed into her personal art style. She aims throught her paintings to express the diversity along with the unity of the soul. Kleri believes that we can be different in shape or color but our glance and soul are all the same.She is deeply inspired by human nature and the way that universe works. Artist’s statement: “The idea that my artworks will exist forever and help form the universe as we know it moves me deeply. Everything is art,art is everything.” Previous works: Poster of the Chryssa Kontogeorgopoulou’s show “Alma de la rosa” 2021
ZARI IG: @blueberry.town After completing his degree in Visual Arts, Zari spent a couple of years adventuring and living in Tanzania, Cambodia, Iceland, Morocco, USA, working as a Web Designer. The speed of our culture became frustrating and his desire to reconnect with nature, animals and small communities led him to the Greek islands where he developed a passion for painting. The range of interests and forms he observed are all a part of his pallet. He is sensitive to the work of craftsmen like Salgado, Dedon, Gogh, appreciating nature, observing marine life, villages and the night sky.
JULIE STAVIANIS ŠPAČKOVÁ IG: @julie_stavianis_spackova Julie Stavianis Špačková is young painter. She lives and works in Prague, in Czech republic. She has already had many exhibitions in Czechia, She has graduated High school of fine arts and now she is a part and co-founder of artistic studio FakeGucci. Her paintings are very experimental. She works with various materials, for example painting on designs textile. She intercept on her art works faces, figures, characters, diverse animals and creatures, whose are coming from her inner world, or from world around her. Paintings that you can found here, and also her last works, takes subjects from Punk scene, where Julie grew up. Her actual inspiration is among musicians, 90’ bands, fashion designers or also film makers.
KINGA KATANICS IG: @kinga_katanics Kinga Katanics is a painter, photographer & illustrator. Born in Hungary in 1989, she has been living and working in Paris for 11 years, where she develops a colorful work with a dreamy atmosphere. From one painting to another, Kinga invites us to travel through our imagination, inspired by nostalgic memories and poetic details.
ANNIKA RESENHOEFT IG: @annika_creative Annika Resenhoeft was born and raised in Guatemala from European parents. Her background is a mix of strong German traditions and colors of her native land. She studied advertisement and graphic design in the USA only to change her career ten years later to Hairdresser. She has always been a visual artist, but it is only recently that she has added Painting to the mix of artistic abilities. Her art is inspired by the so many women who have sat in her chair and decided to transform themselves externally, in order to renovate the changes that are happening internally. She oftentimes mixes animals in her depictions of women in order to show the difference sides of a woman’s strength and personality.
HALIL UZAY IG: @haliluzay Halil Uzay is an abstract and collage artist who has participated in multiple exhibitions in Istanbul. He graduated from Britain college in UK and completed his undergrad degree in Istanbul. He realised in life, there is only one thing able to keep his focus and attention: his love of art and creating. He continues to work and create in his studio, located in Istanbul. The motivation and inspiration behind his art come from the small things; everyday deeds of ordinary living beings, or just small details of very old structures. It's a small beings' world and small creatures can cast very large shadows. The paintings hope to capture and release the essence and dimensions of the 'large shadows' casted.
PANTELIS BOUTAKIS IG: @pantelis.mp Pantelis Boutakis was born in Florina in 2004, where he lives. He is a student of the third year of high school, last year he was selected as a talent by the school of fine arts of Thessaloniki and he was given the opportunity as a minor to participate in the entrance exams. Continues the preparation in the academic design for the entrance exams in the schools of fine arts of Greece and abroad. In this early phase the theme in his painting is characterized by anthropocentric works and compositions of objects.
BONITA SCHOLTE IG: @minimalined1 Bonita is an artist from the Netherlands. She creates surrealistic and abstract art. Her pieces are based on both fictional and real-life events, often inviting you to look beyond what you can see or think you may see. Her work is inspired by Dalí and can be described as thoughtprovoking, reflective, and dark.
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