Konstantinos Maleas
Konstantinos Maleas ( Greek Κωνσταντίνος Μαλέας , * 1879 in Constantinople , † 1928 in Athens ) was a Greek painter. He was one of the most important Greek late impressionists and, along with Konstantinos Parthenis, is considered the father of modern art in Greece.
Life
Maleas was born in Constantinople. After graduating from the private Greek grammar school in Fener , he began to study architecture at the Polytechnic Institute.
In 1901, at the age of 23, he traveled to Paris to continue his architecture studies. There he came into contact with painting. Maleas remained in France's capital until 1908, studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and received instruction from the neo-impressionist artist Henri Martin . Since he did not grow up on Greek soil, he never came into contact with the Hellenic art world of his time, which was essentially shaped by the influence of the Munich school .
In 1908 he returned home and for years traveled all over Greece (Lesbos, Aitoloakarnanien, Peloponnese, islands), but also Western Europe and the Middle East . He successfully exhibited many of the works created on these trips and received great recognition early on for his French-influenced style.
In 1913 he moved with his family to Thessaloniki , where he worked as the city's chief engineer. He held this post after moving to Athens in 1917. In the course of the major fire in Thessaloniki in 1917 , in which around a third of the city area burned down, a large number of his works were also destroyed.
In 1917 he settled in the capital Athens, where he became a member of the artist group "Ομάδα Τέχνη" (The Art Group) around Nikolaos Lytras , Konstantinos Parthenis , Perikles Byzantios , Theophrastos Triantaphyllides and Lykourgos Kogebinas , which had set itself the goal of modern painting to bring to Greece. In 1918 he took the position of director at the Museum of Folk Art and became a member of the board of the National Gallery of Athens .
From 1920 he traveled to Sparta , Mystras , Olympia and Naxos , in 1921 he joined the archaeologist Konstantinos Romaios and visited Thermo and Aetolia . Until 1923 he lived on Lesbos and Chios . That year he received the highest award in Greece for the arts ( Highest Acknowledgment of Letters and Arts ).
In addition to painting, Maleas took part in the socio-political discussions of his time, speaking out in favor of the planned reforms of Venizelos . He illustrated, for example, the cover of the first Modern Greek dictionary Demotiki (Αλφαβητάρι με τον ήλιο) and wrote articles for newspapers and art magazines ( Nouma, Elefthero Vima) .
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His work was recognized at an early stage and appreciated accordingly. However, he died relatively young without being able to set any further artistic accents.
Malea's works were particularly influenced by the three great late impressionists Cézanne , Gauguin and van Gogh , as well as by Symbolism and Fauvism . His works, which are characterized by their very bright colors and broad brushstrokes, brought a revolutionary movement in the academic painting of Athens at the time. Conservative contemporary critics have described Malea's works as odd in color and drawing. Only Photos Polites immediately recognized the value of Malea's work and recommended that young painters take lessons from Maleas. Today the works of Maleas are considered a decisive turning point in Greek painting towards modern art.
Santorini , Kameni Islands
Δίχτυα ( network)
Delphi ( National Gallery of Athens )
In Egypt ( great parliament )
Ασσουάν του Νείλου (National Gallery, Corfu Department )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Maleas Konstantinos. Retrieved February 1, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maleas, Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Μαλέας, Κωνσταντίνος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1928 |
| Place of death | Athens |