Kalos & Klio
Karanasiou 13, Trikala 42100, Greece, MOB +30 6936807660, FAX +30 24310 74586 www.galleryalma.com, malmpani@gmail.com
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Short Bio
Kalos&Klio (Christos Kalos, Klio Tantalidis) is an artist duo born in Thessaloniki, Greece, where they live and work. The pair has joined forces since 2005 and operates in a complementary fashion, considering the process of working as one, a path more intriguing given that they come from different artistic trajectories. Klio Tantalidis studied Painting, BFA (summa cum laude) in Hanze University, Groningen, NL,Printmaking, MA in Governors’ State University, Chicago, USA and has an MFA, ( U of C scholarship) in Digital Arts, The University of Chicago, USA. Christos Kalos studied photography, (BA, ESP, School Of Photography, Thessaloniki, and GR) and painting (Boston College UK.). Kalos&Klio post- pop, post- psychedelic digital works are breaking through the boundaries of the arts encompassing a variety of printed media, sculpture and installation creating elaborate art environments that are intricate and multifaceted. Kalos&Klio have showed their work in Greece, America and Asia. Selected exhibition history includes: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, October 15th to December 15th, 2013, group exhibition, titled Offering -Greek contemporary artists, curator: Manos Stefanidis. Lumen price, group exhibition, 2013 – 2014, in Arcade Cardiff Gallery, Wales, New York Institute of Technology, Gallery 61, New York City, Chelsea College of art & Design’s Triangle space, London and The Space gallery, Hong Kong, China. 2013; International fairs 2013 Re-culture 2, GR, Art Athina 2011-2013. Exhibition as feature artists at Liquid Identities Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista e del SS. Sacramento in Bragora, Venice; ID / Identities Koza Visual Culture and Arts Association, Istanbul, Turkey, 2012; participation at 2011 XV Biennale de la Mediterranée, SYMVIOSIS. Awards: Lumen prize 2013 shortlist, 2013 Artslant 1st Showcase Juried Winner (artwork Pandora’s Box) category New Media. 2012 International ArtExpo, Liquid identities, (artwork Pandora’s Box) Juried winners of Computer Graphic Competition. In print: By author Thanasis Moutsopoulos, (2011). Kalos&Klio, Digital world and global trash: A user’s manual. Thessaloniki, Greece: IANOS Publishers. ISBN: 978-960-6882-43-2
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Pinelope in Cyberland ( 1/3 series ) Digital print on Hahnemuhle archival paper 120 x 120 cm, 2012
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Pandora's Box ( 1/3 series ) Digital print on Hahnemuhle archival paper 120 x 120 cm, 2013
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Pandora's Box Detail 1
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Pandora's Box Detail 2
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Pandora's Box Detail 3
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Babylon ( 1/3 series ) Digital print on Hahnemuhle archival paper 120 x 120 cm, 2014
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Homo Artificialis ( 1/7 series ) Digital Print, Chrysotype 20 x 24 cm 2014
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The Dukes of Urbino( 1/7 series ) Digital Print, Chrysotype 20 x 24 cm (each frame) 2014
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B. Sfortsa Ruinophillia ( 1/7 series ) Digital Print, Chrysotype 20 x 24 cm 2014
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Sfortsa Ruinophillia ( 1/7 series ) Digital Print, Chrysotype 20 x 24 cm 2014
ALMA Contemporary Art Gallery Maria Almpani Nikolas Almpanis
Karanasiou 13, 42100 Trikala, Greece Mob. +30 693 680 7660 Fax. +30 24310 74586 www.galleryalma.com malmpani@gmail.com