The Greek painter Stelios Faitakis has painted a mural for the Danish Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale. It is
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Jenny Saville, Painter
Back in 2010, I wrote on painting the human body. One of the artists whose works I included in the post
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (7) Cy Twombly, American, Painter and Sculptor
Cy Twombly, one of my favourite modern artists, has died on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 in Rome, Italy, losing a long battle
Continue readingIntoxicating pleasures, deformities and disproportions: The Female in decorative arts and music
Introduction “An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense which shows him intoxicating
Continue readingEntierro con Lagrimas de Cera – Burial with Tears of Wax – Ενταφιασμος με Κερινα Δακρυα
This is the result of a juxtraposition of the creations of two people who have not met in their lifetime.
Continue readingWho is the artist who should immortalize Monica Bellucci?
Back in 2009, I wrote a four part article on the Venus of Urbino, trying to answer the question: “Who
Continue readingCy Twombly: The Rose
Cy Twombly is today one of my favorite living painters. He is an American, living in Europe and USA, and I must
Continue readingPanathinaeos 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
Continue readingPainting the Human Body and Flesh
Back in 1995 I visited an exhibition of the late period Degas in the National Gallery of London. Among the
Continue readingFlying Words – Επεα Πτεροεντα
1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.
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