Yannis Moralis
Yannis Moralis ( Greek Γιάννης Μόραλης , Giánnis Móralis or Jánnis Móralis , first name also "Yiannis" transcribed; * April 23, 1916 in Arta ; † December 20, 2009 in Athens ) was an important Greek painter. He belongs to the so-called " generation of the 30s ".
Life
In 1927 he went to Athens with his parents. At the age of 15 he was accepted into the Athens School of Art and studied painting with Oumbertos Argyros , Dimitrios Geraniotis and Konstantinos Parthenis , as well as engraving with Yiannis Kefallinos . In 1936 he finished his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Athens and went to Rome for a year on a scholarship from the Academy of Athens . After his stay in Italy, he decided to study the art of fresco and wall painting at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris . At the same time he enrolled in applied arts at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art to learn the art of mosaic .
In 1947 Moralis became a professor at the Athens School of Art. Two years later he founded the art group "Armos" together with other painters, including Nikos Chatzikyriakos-Ghikas , Yannis Tsarouchis , Nikos Nikolaou and Nikos Engonopoulos , and took part in their first exhibition in 1950 in the Zappeion in Athens . In 1954 he started working with Karolos Koun's art theater. A collaboration with the Greek National Theater followed later.
The complete oeuvre of Moralis also includes applied work, such as the illustration of volumes of poetry by the poets Odysseas Elytis and Giorgos Seferis and record sleeves, costume and stage designs for the Greek National Theater and the Greek National Ballet.
Works in public space are the wall relief on the front of the Hilton Hotel in Athens, works of art at the “Panepistimiou” metro station and at Athens Central Station.
Moralis received the first award for one of his works in 1940. Numerous other national and international awards followed. In 1965 he was awarded the Order of the Phoenix by the Greek King Constantine II .
Web links
- Illustrations of some of his works
- Catalog of works
- Obituary of the Kathimerini (Greek)
- Cangelaris Collection (English and Greek)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moralis, Yannis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Μόραλης, Γιάννης (Greek); Móralis, Giánnis; Moralis, Yiannis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arta |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 2009 |
| Place of death | Athens |