It was an unusually sunny and bright summer Sunday afternoon at St Katharine Docks in London. After a long, lazy walk around the docks and a light seafood meal in one of the many wonderful cafes with view to the marinas, I accidentally walked into M1 Fine Art gallery, famished for food for thought. Hanging on the rear walls of…
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A few days ago, I was excited to find out that one of my favorite paintings from the brilliant young Chinese artist Chen Hongzu is released for the first time in limited edition print, less than two years after I had first discovered her work through the fascinating “New Beijing” exhibition in James Freeman Gallery. “What is Memory III” is…
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An exhibition of works by Stavros Kotsireas Griechische Kulturstiftung Berlin Wittenbergplatz 3A, 10789 Berlin www.griechische-kultur.de The artist, living in London and Berlin, presents his works in Germany for the first time. His tableaux depict objects standing next to their illustrations; this interplay between still life, modern constructions and abstract painting is reflected in the title of the exhibition. Inauguration of the…
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I became a fan of Chen Hongzu about a year ago, when I discovered her first exhibition abroad, in James Freeman Gallery, London, where she returned tonight to present her latest paintings. (read in greek HERE – για ελληνικά ΕΔΩ) The young Chinese artist has managed to create her own trademark style in characters that I can now instantly recognise. Last year, I…
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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…
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