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October 31, 2024 November 10, 2025
Location
Athens
Venue
MICHALIS KAKOGIANNIS FOUNDATION
Time
Opening : 31/10/24 -- 19:00
Exhibition : 31/10/2024 - 10/11/2024 -- 18:00 - 22:00

    Artistic Rendering : “Uniqueness in the Whole”


    The group visual arts exhibition will feature works by renowned artists such as Dr. Nikos Tsiaparas, professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Evangelos Michalis, a graduate of the School of Fine Arts and internationally renowned interior designer, the acclaimed artist Vasilis Michopoulos, the distinguished visual artist Georgianna Dalara, the internationally renowned painter Agni Zotis, coming from New York, as well as works by the internationally renowned professor Sudha Daniel, who will participate from England with five paintings and a video wall.

    Agni Zoti is a multimedia artist who focuses on painting and also incorporates light, video art, sound, performance, and new media into her work. A central element of her artistic vision is the exploration of individuality within the universal consciousness, viewing everything as energy in potential.

    She has pioneered the use of light as a metaphor for knowledge, employing it to shift perceptions within her paintings. Her work examines the interconnectedness of all things, drawing parallels between molecular structures, natural patterns, and cosmic phenomena, thereby linking the microcosm with the macrocosm. Her abstract compositions are organized chaos.

    Zotis captures the essence of time and space as dynamic entities of color and form and meticulously crafts her paints using pigments, metals, and precious stones to achieve specific consistencies that absorb, reflect, and refract light. This process allows her paintings to respond to their environment, creating vibrant, energetic works that possess their own identity. She draws on the mastery of tradition and modernizes it to align with her vision of existence.

    Evangelos Michelis is a graduate of the School of Fine Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he studied in Teta Makri’s studio. He subsequently pursued further training in Interior Design in Barcelona and has specialized in emotional interior design. He was honored for two consecutive years at the COMMERCIAL INTERIOR AWARDS 2019 and the INTERIOR AWARDS 2020, winning a total of six awards.

    As a visual artist, he has created works using a variety of materials, and his pieces adorn many private and professional spaces. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions at galleries in Athens and Thessaloniki. His visual artworks are part of collections owned by collectors and organizations, such as Heineken and the Macedonian Museum of Thessaloniki. As an “artistic spirit,” he has occasionally excelled in styling and art direction for photo shoots, advertisements, campaigns, and fashion editorials.

    He has decorated the homes of government officials, businesspeople, and artists, as well as retail chains, hotels, and yachts. In recent years, he has been designing objects, accessories, and furniture available in limited quantities, while overseeing the production of a line of upholstery fabrics, curtains, and wall coverings bearing his signature. He loves to travel, learn about different cultures, draw inspiration from the cultural heritage of each place, and incorporate these influences in a dialectical way into his works.

    Vasilis Michopoulos (Vmixo) is a Greek pop artist. Through his artistic alchemy, he transforms ordinary canvases into vivid narratives, where street art comes to life alongside well-known and beloved cartoon characters.

    As an artist, he brings a new perspective and unusual techniques to his art, as he belongs to a group of people with Daltonism, a vision disorder in which one cannot distinguish certain colors. This gives his works a unique character that sets them apart.

    His art reflects the vibrancy and joy of pop culture, with bold color contrasts and lively elements. His vibrant colors, combined with intricate details, breathe life into his creations, bridging the gaps between cultures and backgrounds, while reminding us of the beauty and diversity found in everyday life.

    In conclusion, Vmixo is an artist who effortlessly combines street art with the enchanting world of animated characters and the contrast with modern life.

    Georgianna Dalara studied theater, literature, and yoga instruction. She works as a visual artist and yoga teacher.

    Her paintings function both collectively, like a dancing puzzle, and individually. Their key element is the outline drawn with a marker on paper.

    A drawing that cannot be erased but continues and evolves until each piece of paper is complete. Colors are then usually added, enhancing the quality of each composition. They appear as paintings, and painted clothes and objects decorate the daily lives of young and old alike, reminding us that small and simple things can certainly whisper their love to us.

    Sudha Daniel is a down-to-earth, distinguished, freelance, international, practicing, full-time, futuristic British artist and oil painter. His particular interest lies in the World and the Beauty of Nature. The more he admires the beauty of the vast Universe, the more he realizes how amazing our Earth is, as an integral part of our World.

    He cares for our unique planet Earth, which is the only precious life-support system we have. He feels strongly that we have a moral duty to protect and preserve it.

    He loved and celebrated art throughout his life, from his teenage years in Singapore through his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master’s degree in the UK, and currently serves as Senior Lecturer in Studio Painting and Program Director for the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Derby, United Kingdom. He also served as Artist in Residence at the Polytechnic Institute in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, for two years following his retirement.

    He has also conducted substantial research in the following fields: philosophy of science, world religions, art education, astronomy, architecture, and neuroaesthetics for the

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    He was born in Veroia and has been a lecturer at the School of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 2021. He holds a Ph.D. with the thesis title: ‘Picturing the Child: from photographic images to painting’ from Middlesex University in London, and two master’s degrees from Goldsmith’s College / University of London and Middlesex University as a fellow of the ‘Alexander S. Onassis’ Foundation. She is also a summa cum laude graduate of the School of Fine Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Visual and Applied Arts.

    She has held twelve solo exhibitions, the first being:

    ‘My name is…LOLITA’, at the a,antonopoulou art gallery in Athens, and most recently the exhibition: “Agon” at the Museum of Byzantine Culture under the auspices of ICOM in Thessaloniki. He has participated in twenty group exhibitions in Greece and abroad, and has represented Greece at the 8th and 9th Biennales of Young Artists from European and Mediterranean Countries in Rijeka in 1997 and in Rome in 1999, respectively.

    Five catalogs of his work have been published, featuring texts by art historians and critics: Sanias Papa, Marina Fokidis, Jon Thomson, and Jim Mooney, and since 2000 he has been listed in the Dictionary of Greek Artists, Volume 4, published by Melissa.

    His works are held at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMus), the Vorres Museum, Prodea Investments (National Bank of Greece), and at

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