He was born in 1956 in Agrinio. Initially, he studied law at the Law School of Democritus University of Thrace (1974-1979) and later joined the Athens School of Fine Arts (1983-1989), where he studied painting under D. Mytaras. While still a student, he presented his first solo exhibition in Athens (Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1987).
At the beginning of his career, he employed traditional painting techniques and drew his subjects from everyday life. The most striking feature of his early works was the extremely accurate and persuasive depiction of the visible world, a characteristic that governs his entire oeuvre. Over time, he began producing thematic units of allegorical or symbolic content, through which he explored the archetypal dimension of simple things, contemplating their connotations (Eggs, Parable of the Olive Tree History, Offering, Bed, etc.). During this period, he also began incorporating various materials into his work (mainly old pieces of wood), and combining his paintings (oil on wood, canvas, linen, or iron plates) with three-dimensional constructions and installations.
The key features of his oeuvre—such as the ritualistic repetition of certain motifs like the flame, the correlation of the tangible with the intangible, the individual with the universal, and the past with the present—sometimes interact poetically and sometimes semantically. These elements evoke memories, both personal and collective (e.g., Unread Forest), and often transform the act of painting into a spiritual exercise.
He also worked as a stage designer for six theatrical productions of Greek plays (1995-2007).
He has presented his work in solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. He participated in international events, such as the 24th International Festival of Painting in 1992 (Cagnes-sur-Mer, France), where he was awarded the Grand Prix, and the 13th Mediterranean Biennial of Contemporary Art in 1994 (Nice, France), where he won the city prize “Saint Paul de Vence.” His first retrospective exhibitions were organized in 2000 at the Old Tobacco Warehouse of Papastratos Bros. in Agrinio (made available by the Tassos Papastratos Foundation) and at the Petros and Marika Kydoniefs Foundation on the island of Andros. His monograph was published in 2009.
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