- Summer art 5
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th a global widely ranged artistic movement immerged. Modernism. Modernist artists experimented with… - Summer art 4
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) was a French artist who was also a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Renoir’s paintings are… - Summer art 3
Summer is not only a favourite subject of music artists. It has also been a frequent motif in many famous paintings. Especially, during the 19th… - Two Easter Legends of the Greek Folk Tradition about the Holy Cross
Easter is the Greatest Feast for the Eastern Orthodoxy. Greek tradition is full of legends related to the Passion of Christ. Among all, the ones… - The historic cafés of Athens
Athens was always a city with intense day and night life. Greeks are known for their extrovert way of life and in the capital there… - Easter in Greek painting 2
Holy Friday is a day of mourning for the death of Jesus Christ. According to the orthodox ritual the “Epitaphios” is prepared at each church.… - La Pasqua nella pittura greca 1
Easter, which in Greek is called “Pascha”, commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and it is along with his Nativity and The Dormition of the Mother… - Food in Greek painting 5 – Nikos Hatzikyriakos Ghikas
Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Ghikas (1906-1994), was a leading Greek cubist artist, who began his studies as a student of Kosntantinos Parthenis. Combining the principals of Cubism, Post-Cubism,… - Castellers: Touching the sky with the hand 2
So what exactly are the castells and the castellers? Well, the “castells” are human towers that members of various teams (so called colles castelleres) form,… - Food in Greek painting 4 – Konstantinos Parthenis
Konstantinos Parthenis (1878-1967) was one of the most important representors of Greek modernism. In fact, he is considered as one of the three “fathers” of… - Village tree ceramics by Rena Makari
Rena Makari is a passionate ceramist making unique pottery in limited quantities. A few years ago, aiming to share her passion with the world, Rena… - Castellers: Touching the sky with the hand 1
I will never in my life forget the first time I saw the Castellers. It was in Girona and it happened at a time when… - Food in Greek painting 3 – Pericles Pantazis
Pericles Pantazis (1849 -1884) was a major Greek impressionist painter of the 19th century – a student of Nikiforos Lytras – who gained a great… - Food in Greek painting 2 – Nikolaos Vokos
Nikolaos Vokos (1854-1902) was born at Hydra and was the grandson of the famous admiral of the Greek revolution, Andreas Miaoulis. Like his teachers Nikolaos… - Food in Greek painting 1 – Nikolaos Gyzis
Gyzis, one of Greece’s most important 19th-century painters was a characteristic representative of the Academic Realism, and in particular of the so-called “Munich School”, the… - Filippo Biagioli and his tribal and ritual art
Filippo Biagioli is a particular artist from Serravalle (Tuscany) who we admire a lot both for the beauty of the art he makes, as well… - Marilena Agathou… from Corfu with love!
Marilena Agathou is the talented graphic designer behind our logo. With almost 2 decades of experience in the advertising and branding industry, she is actually… - Maria, you’ve gotta see her
Maria Thymis is the lady who designed our web site, making us so proud and completely satisfied. But Maria is mainly an amazing painter, illustrator…