My sculptures vacillate between malleability and stability giving a tangible form to my feelings, memories and ideas. Energy flows directly into each piece incorporating the spirit and desire, emerging emotions and thoughts as each piece develops.
The harmony and balance dictate to me how to move and specify when a project has taken its final form. Starting from my admiration in organic forms, I create sculptures inspired primarily by nature. I want the static of the material to come into conflict with the mood of the sculpture to wave in space, creating illusions.
I am mainly inspired by organic forms, but also by anything around me that reveals a natural contradiction. It is difficult to resist the charm of the seascape and not be inspired by the feeling that liven you up. The element of the sea, the beauty of the seabed, as well as the pace and movement of waves, mold images deep inside me and through the clay they get substance. I want the static of the material to come into conflict with the mood of the sculpture to wave in space, creating illusions.
The forms communicate each other in order to tell you a story. The story is based on your feelings, which release in a view of an abstract form that you are not able to completely understand at first glance. My purpose is every person to create its own story based on its personality and influences.
The view of a sunset, the sound of the waves, a perfume in the air and so many others, emerge feelings that you cannot control or explain. My point is to give form to my emotions, memories, experiences and subconsciously to emerge your feelings. The art is a timeless medium of expression where you can communicate without words.
My aim is to imagine yourself tiny, moving through the forms which succeed each other. My forms is like labyrinth where you cannot find the path for your journey, unless you peer into it and let yourself be part of it. Absorb the rhythm of the waves from any angle, drift softly and let your thoughts be all over the place.
CV
Commissions
2021 Waves, Private collection, Limassol, Cyprus
2021 Harmony, Private collection, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Above the Line, Outdoor Metal sculpture, China
2020 Coral, Private collection, Limassol, Cyprus
2019 Lavirith, Outdoor Metal sculpture, China
2019 Equilibrium Moment, Spa Resort, France
2019 Path of Waves, Amara Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus
2019 Lavirinthos, The Ideal Land, Zhengzhou, China
2019 Through the Light, Private Collection, Taichung, Taiwan
2018 Flowing Line, Hotel address skyview Majlis in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Address Skyview
2018 Waves, Private collection, North Carolina, USA
2018 Colourful Memories, Private collection, Athens, Greece
2017 Desire to roll, Private collection, North Carolina, USA
2017 Through the Light ||, Private collection, Veyrier, Switzerland
2017 White Space, Private collection, Singapore
2016 Drop, Minelska Resort, Pelion, Greece
2015 Flamenco, Private collection, Paris, France
2014 Dedicated to an Angel, Taipei Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Painting work, Acrylic on canvas, Private collection, Volos, Greece2010 Minelska Resort, Pelion, Greece
Exhibitions
2018 Pella geo-metry, Ceramic exhibition, Archeological Museum of Pella, Greece
2017 4th Ceramic Exhibition, Archeological Museum of Delphi, Greece
2017 Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2017, Seoul, South Korea
2016 Hotel: 8th Art Exhibition, Elefsina, Greece
2016 Sculpture & Ceramics Exhibition, Royal Opera Arcade (ROA) Gallery, London
2015-2016 "Aegean Light", Ioanna Tsachtsirli & Vasso Fragkou, Sofitel Athens Airport, Greece
2015 X Florence Biennale 2015, Fortezza da Basso, Italy
2015 Parallax Art Fair 2015, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
2014 European Ceramic Context 2014, Bornholm, Denmark
2013 51st Panhellenic Ceramic exhibition, Marousi, Athens
2013 Affordable Art Fair, Blue Tomato, in Hampstead Heath, London
2013 Beyond one step: edition 9, Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
2012 Making a Mark, in Candid Arts Gallery, London
2009 Open Doors, in Gallery: Gazi Thission Lofts, Athens, Greece
Participations
2016 Sculptural Festival, Kalamata, Greece
2010 Ceramic Festival in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy
2007 Poster competition, organized by Coffeeway Company, Greece
Awards
2015 3rd prize in sculpture, X Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Italy
2013 3rd praise, 51st Panhellenic Ceramic exhibition, Marousi, Athens
2008 3rd prize, graffiti competition "Colour your Life", team work, Kala Nera, Greece
2007 3rd prize, painting competition organized by hp (Hewlett-Packard) , Greece
2006 3rd prize, painting competition organized by Motorola Company, Greece
Publications
2019 Contemporary Art Magazine XVII
2017 International competition Gyeonggi Biennale
2017 Contemporary art of excellence book
2016 We contemporary
2015 Florence biennale
2014 European ceramic context
Education
2013-2014 Clay in Art, open studio, Athens, Greece
2011-2012 M.A. Studio Ceramics: Methodologies and Practice, Loughborough University, UK
2010 Ceramic lessons, Scuola di ceramica di Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy
2008-2009 Ceramic lessons, Scuola d'arte ceramica Romano Ranieri, Deruta, Italy
2003-2008 Education in college Akto Art and Design, Athens, Greece.
(Akto is a partnership with Middlesex University of London)
2005-2008 BA Fine Arts & Technology, Akto
2004-2005 I attended the first of a two-year BA Fashion Design, Akto
2003-2004 Foundation of Fine Art, Akto
