Theodoros Papagiannis

Theodoros Papagiannis ( Greek Θεόδωρος Παπαγιάννης , * 1942 in Elliniko, Ioannina Prefecture , Greece ) is a Greek artist who lives in Athens and works there as a professor emeritus at the art school .

career

Born in the Epirotic village of Elliniko, Papagiannis made his first sculptures as a child, for example the heads of villagers.

From 1960 to 1967 he studied on a scholarship at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Giannis Pappas (sculpture) and Nikos Kerlis (plaster and copper casting) and received diplomas in art theory and applied arts. This was followed by a two-year study of ancient Greek and Mediterranean art with research trips to Crete , Cyprus , Asia Minor , Egypt and the Levant . In 1970 he began his academic career as assistant to Giannis Pappas.

In 1972 he led a scientific research project by students at the Athens School of Art in Zagorochoria / Epirus, in which traditional wood carvings, stone sculptures and local architectural features were explored.

In 1991 he was appointed full professor of sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts .

In 1997 he spent a four-month research stay in the USA .

In 2009 the Museum of Contemporary Art Theodoros Papagiannis , which he created himself, was inaugurated in the former elementary school in Elliniko-Katsanochoria / Ioannina.

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Papagiannis comes from Epirus , a barren mountainous country with villages whose gray stone architecture hardly stands out from the harsh background. This origin shaped a style that expresses respect and economy for the diverse materials that he uses for his work. Many of his works are reminiscent of the sculptures of the Cycladic culture in their simplicity . In a comment on the museum catalog, the professor of art history, Marina Lambraki-Plaka, describes his art as contemporary with an antique "touch" . Another aspect of his homeland has flowed into and enriched his style: Epirus, especially the capital Ioannina , is known as a center of traditional handicrafts . This post-modernist return to local traditions can be seen particularly in his more recent works, some of which are richly decorated with silversmith-like decorations .

Of the artist's many exhibitions since 1975, only a few are listed here: 1994 Zurich , 1995 London and Nicosia , 1996 Athens and Geneva ; together with other artists also in Sofia , Budapest and Paris . Papagiannis has led a number of international workshops and symposia over the past decade, e. B. 2007 with the University of the Arts Berlin in Athens and 2008 with the Milan Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Delphi .

Statues (selection)

• 1986 Eleftherios Venizelos , Ioannina
• 2000 General George C. Marshall , American Embassy, ​​Athens

Coins / Medals (selection)

• 1979 silver coin for Greece's entry into the EU
• 1982 Nine coins to commemorate the European Athletics Championships in Athens
• 1983 commemorative coin for the 100th birthday of George Nicolas Papanicolaou
• 1988 Medal for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in memory of 1000 years of Christianity in Russia

Monuments (selection)

• 1988 Monument to the Greek Revolution in Volos

Interiors (selection)

• Reception and foyer in the Hilton Hotel, Corfu

Publications (selection)

• 1985 Th. Papayiannis, 250 pages, first creative period 1970–1985
• 1990 Th. Papayiannis, 320 pages, second creative period 1985–1990

Theodoros Papagiannis received many prizes in national and international competitions. In 2006 he won first prize in an international competition for "The Runners" at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

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  Papagiannis Museum

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  in Elliniko

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  "Couple" sculpture of papagiannis

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  on the lakefront in Ioannina

Web links

• Homepage (English)
• Museum catalog (Greek / English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Runners - by Theodoros Papagiannis on publicartinchicago.com, accessed on October 11, 2019