From the sea of Paros to the sky over Berlin! Today I want to reminisce on the wonderful film “Wings
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Panathinaeos Paintings IIb: Three Female Nudes for a quite Sunday evening – Updated June 2013
Today I present to you three of the female nudes I painted over the last few years. The choice of
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Maria Callas left this world on the 16th September 1977. On this occasion, I want to share with you a
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“The film first impinged on the world at large in February 1960 when foreign journalists reported back to their readers,
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Back in 1995 I visited an exhibition of the late period Degas in the National Gallery of London. Among the
Continue readingImages of Theotokos, the Mother of God – From North to South
Today we are celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, Theotokos, and I want to share with you some
Continue readingNikos Gabriel Pentzikis – Νικος Γαβριηλ Πεντζικης
This is a tribute to the great Greek Writer and Painter, Niko Gabriel Pentzikis. He was born and lived almost
Continue reading"Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) – The Basilica and Sanctuary of Arantzazu in the Basque Country
According to the legend, these were the words of the shepherd Rodrigo de Balanzategui, who discovered the sculpture of the Virgin
Continue readingChillida: Gruss an (Hommage à) Heidegger
Δοκεί δε μέτα τι είναι και χαλεπόν ληφθήναι ο τόπος “It appears, however, to be something overwhelming and hard to
Continue readingAnselm Kiefer salutes Martin Heidegger
For a long time I wanted to publish a sequence of posts for one of my favourite modern artists, Anselm
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