The first exhibition of the young Greek artist and engraver Paraskevi Plevri out of her home country was warmly received in London.
A day after the conclusion of the exhibition titled “Landscapes of Memory” in BICHA Gallery, the artist herself is happy with the warm reception of her work by a new and broader European public. Although she has shown her work in galleries of major Greek cities, including Athens, and is an art teacher at the Iraklio art college in Crete, this is the first time that Paraskevi Plevri took the step to show her work abroad.
Paraskevi studied at the School of Beaux Arts in Athens and was fortunate enough to have as teachers renowned academics and artists such as D. Kokkinidis, I. Psychopaidis, B. Kazakos. M. Arfaras and others. She is currently living in Iraklio, Crete working in her studio and teaching art in one of only three art colleges in Greece.
The exhibition at Bicha Gallery in Gabriel’s Wharf, South Bank entitled ‘Landscapes of Memory’ includes oil paintings, mixed media, biro drawings and engravings. Plevri’s colourful and narrative approach to the subject matter sets the tone of the exhibition.
Her paintings are inspired by the poets T.S. Elliot, Cavafy, Kiki Dimoula as well as the Duino elegies of Rainer Maria Rilke. There are references to the Renaissance, the magic of fairy tales as well as light-hearted elements and sarcasm within the works bringing life to these mythical landscapes.
Bicha Gallery on its behalf intends to show the collection internationally in the years to come. The artist is currently at work on her eagerly anticipating next series, English Realism.
