4th March | Athens Open Art

ATHENS OPEN ART 4 T H

M A R C H

GALLERY

SNEHTA

NODNOL EXHIBITIONS

INDEX 1. KELLY MICHALOUDAKI 2. ALBARAA KHALIL 3. IVANA BRANDYSOVA 4. MOHA ART 5. VERONIKA TUCOGLIDISOVÁ 6. ANGELIKI STAMATAKOU 7. EGLE GRUNFELD 8. TESCHI C. KYPRIDIS 9. ELISSAVET OMIRIDOU 10. VASILIKI TSAKIRIDOU 11. AIKA GHORBANZADEH 12. HALA LAURETTE KHOURI 13. AGGELA KOUGLI 14. ANNIEK VERHOLT 15. MEMO KATTIS 16. NANOU JACOBS 17. MARTIN KAFES33 HIRTH

KELLY MICHALOUDAKI IG: @kelly_michaloudaki Kelly Michaloudaki was born in Pireaus, in 1980. Growing up by the sea and spending most of her childhood summers in Tinos island, known for its cultural heritage, Kelly is obviously inspired by the amazing landscapes of sea and nature. Kelly’s enlightened art-oriented profile started with her studies in Vakalo College in a whirlwind of references and stimuli, that sculpted her artistic character. Her interaction with various materials, styles, artists and creations was the beginning of a great journey in the world of visual arts. The colors, the figures, the coals, the compositions and the exhibitions she attended created a unique mosaic of knowledge, but also led her to a commitment. The commitment, that art gives light in her life and that she was going to follow it in all forms. Following her studies, a diverse and interesting professional life begun. Since 2012 Kelly took over the role of creative director, which gave her the privilege to meet and collaborate with many talented people in the advertising industry. But the commitment, the need and love for arts remains. In any form. Those become paintings that narrate Kelly’s unique life story. And each painting describe one of the different aspects of her life.

ALBARAA KHALIL IG: @baraaadelfarouk Albaraa is an amateur artist with enough energy and curiosity to explore different kinds of art to express his soul. With his uprising in the heart of Giza next to the ancient Egyptian ruins, he was always fascinated by what human hands can create. Influenced by the marvelous decorations of the mosques in the heart of old Cairo and by the fascinating nature of the Netherlands, he shall present his officially first original artwork. “Set Them Free” has been inspired by the suppression suffered by many people nowadays. So that every person seeking freedom shall see a Stork in themselves. No matter how impossible their freedom might seem, one day they will be heard and saved not just seen. They will be free.

IVANA BRANDYSOVA IG:@brendart_ib Ivana Brandysova is an abstract painter from Czech Republic. She uses acrylic colors. Works of the artist are kind of her thoughs and fantasy. She is mostly inspired by universe and sometimes are the paintings as her diary. Everything, what she feel in the moment, is transferred as energy to the painting. She received certificate of Luxembourg Art Prize from the jurors of the Pinacothéque museum. Her last exhibition was in Slovakia along with other artists named Significant works of contemporary slovak and czech art.

MOHA ART IG:@moha.art.official Tereza is an abstract artist from Berlin. Her passion is to create art with a purpose. She wants to compose a certain feeling, that soothes the soul and clears the mind. Her art is designed to create a space, where you feel truly connected, in harmony with yourself. It's all about you, the painting and your feeling. Often inspired by music, each composition or series consists of different parts and a reflective quote.

With the blue series you immerse yourself in the healing power of art and create a moment of harmony. It’s designed to find stillness in your everyday life. Away from the noisiness of the outside and towards the quiet of the inside.

“I close my eyes to not run away from myself no more.”

VERONIKA TUCOGLIDISOVÁ IG: @tucoglidisova Veronika Tucoglidisová is a native of the Czech Republic, where she currently lives and works. She is a self-thought painter who gets most of the inspiration for her work from nature and looks at the shapes she sees from various points of view. Therefore the paintings appear realistic, yet there is usually a hint of symbolism that corresponds to a theme of a specific painting. The work is built on many chaotic details, subtle color pallete, and found fragments from nature that evoke the illusion of animals, plants, objects, or even stories, that together make a space where reality is bottomless.

ANGELIKI STAMATAKOU IG: @angelikistamatakouartprojects

Angeliki Stamatakou is a ceramics artist based in Athens, Greece. She studied Fine Arts at AKTO University in Athens.

Her work includes unique sculptural decor objects, vases, and centerpieces.

For her ceramics she uses stoneware clay employing coiling, wheel throwing and sculpting techniques. She owns the entirety of the creation process, from the conceptual stage and design to the pottery making, sculpting, painting, glazing, and firing.

She always strives for her creations to be original, imaginative, and more importantly, to reflect her personal aesthetic angle and emotions.

Her main source of inspiration is nature, which she finds is full of treasures of various patterns, textures, and shapes. She is also influenced by modern art and various areas of design, such as architecture, jewelry, and fashion.

EGLE GRUNFELD IG: @eglegrunfeld Egle studied Art s at “Pinacoteca , Sao Paulo” , Brazil .

Following her M.A in Women studies at Lesley College , Boston she began to explore the source of womanhood .

Her aim is to rediscover elemental crafts of women around the world and regain knowledge of generations transferred from mothers to daughters. Knitting, weaving, and embroidering are powerful medium for self-expression and communication among women , and therefore are part of this process .

She is aspired to create a feminist language that honors the sensual and softness of womanhood and the wonders of natur al materials.

This artwork is inspired by the Beatles’ song about a bird in an open cage: Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly...

TESCHI C. KYPRIDIS - CONTEMPORARY ARTIST IG: @teschis_art Teschi was born and raised in Northern Germany and studied Art & Design at the University in Mannheim. She has spent many years travelling. In 2016 she moved to Greece, having her ateliers in Athens and on the island of Karpathos.

Teschi participated in art projects and contests and exhibits in a German gallery. In 2015 she won "the Marco Polo International Prize in Venice.

Teschi sees her work as an act of liberation. She says, "when I paint, I stop thinking consciously - that is my happiness, my freedom. As I paint subconsciously, there are no direct instructions, no concepts, there is only the knowledge of using the right colours." Painting for her is letting go, meditation and development”. Painting is her life!

ELISSAVET OMIRIDOU IG: @art__welle Elissavet Omiridou is a fresh artist that draws from the soul. Art has always been a part of her life, as she appreciated it from a young age. She has also completed studies in Archaeology and History of Art. Elissavet approaches art instinctively and draws to express her feelings in an abstract and symbolic way. She makes her debut in her artistic pathway with the "Sentiment series" .

VASILIKI TSAKIRIDOU IG: @tsakiridouvasiliki Vasiliki Tsakiridou is a music therapist, music educator, musicologist and an amateur artist.

She began painting lessons at 8 years old. Although music always was the medium for her to communicate with people, painting is the way she expresses herself. In her sessions as a music therapist, Vasiliki sometimes combines music and painting with crayons. Like music, painting is a form of non-verbal communication, it carries archetypes and expresses the unconscious. On her own paintings, Vasiliki mainly uses acrylic, although she occasionally uses oil or other mediums. This is Vasiliki’s first exhibition.

AIKA GHORBANZADEH IG: @aika.dunkelkunst Aika Ghorbanzadeh, has been painting professionally for the last ten years in Iran. She is educated in painting and after presenting four individual exhibitions and one group exhibition, she is involved with researching, experiencing and painting. Her main painting principles are contrast and texture and her inspiration source is the nature.

HALA LAURETTE KHOURI IG: @halalaurette Hala Laurette is a fine artist and illustrator who was born in Miami, and is currently based in Greece. Her main inspiration comes from florals and female figures, which have been her creative focus since 2012. Hala Laurette’s work attempts to capture her subjects’ essence in simple yet sensual ways. The most important thing for her is to make her audience feel something, by capturing their gaze and giving her subjects depth and soul.

In this series, Hala Laurette uses a monochrome tone to illustrate the ephemeral nature of our world’s beauty. She tries to capture this feeling on (cotton-blend) paper, starting with a pencil outline, pencil shading, and a blend of fine markers/ melted crayons for vivid outlines. Hala’s technique mirrors her long standing relationship with art, which has always been her source of escape and meditation.

AGGELA KOUGLI IG: @3rdfloor_art Aggela Kougli is a new abstract painter. She has worked for over 20 years as a Graphic Designer and an Art Director in advertising firms and magazines in Athens, Greece. This field of interest and work, however, completed its cycle and her art studio, situated in the historic area of Psiri over the past few years, is the beginning of a new one... She believes that painting, as well as all forms of art, is a "window" into our soul, a window of expression and feeling. She signs her works as AKOU (her initials) which is the greek word for "listen"... to whatever you long to hear by what you are looking at... to your own "window".

ANNIEK VERHOLT IG: @anniekverholt_artist Anniek Verholt (BA, MA) is a Dutch contemporary artist based in Brighton, UK. For Anniek the arts represent an ongoing enquiry into our human nature. She is particularly interested in the interaction between the viewer and the artwork. Her artworks are found in several private collections and have been exhibited internationally including London, Hong Kong and Athens. Anniek has been an abstract art tutor at the Hampstead School of Art in London since 2009. In this series she aims to bring about a dynamic energy through the interplay between white and blue and introduces an alternative way into the painting by considering the painting as an experience in motion, not a finished or still composition, but rather a dance between the two colours.

MEMO KATTIS IG: red_pirate_rogers Memo Kattis is an artist based in Athens Greece. Also known by the internet nickname Red Pirate Rogers, his work explores dichronic archetypes within undulating colorscapes.

Displacement, erratic mark making and geometric propositions make up an artistic vocabulary that echoes street art, NFT pop and classical modernism.

NANOU JACOBS IG: nanoujacobs_drawings DRAWING ARTIST My work is all about observing, exploring and experimenting.

I get my inspiration from being outside and love to explore the line.

The process of making and the feeling of the material are very important in my work.

I am using my notes and observations as a starting point for new explorations and drawings in my studio. I work with pencil, charcoal, ink and paint, on different paper.

The sound-drawings in this show are based on the sound and movement of my pencil.

I participated in several groups-exhibitions.

I live and work in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

MARTIN KAFES33 HIRTH IG: @kafes33 His artistic expression was shaped by the free creative environment of the graffiti scene.

Martin‘s entire work is permeated by the fascination with lines, which he develops into an infinite variety of shapes into an abstract composition.

At the beginning of each of his paintings, there is a random blot at first glance, although there is no place on the canvas of coincidence and everything has a fixed order. Behind every line, rounding or bend and behind every shape is a carefully thought-out concept. The layering of variant lines on an unbounded coloured area can be reconstructed retrospectively and each of the layers is slightly acknowledged and we, like archaeologists, can uncover their relics.

The complete harmony of organic structures brings a unique, even meditative experience to the viewer standing in front of Martin‘s canvasses. At the same time, it stimulates the observer’s imagination and triggers chains of associations.

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