One of the things I love about living in Greece is that in my time here, I have managed to mix with and get to know a number of interesting people. In my current teaching job, one of my colleagues, now friend, is Iliodora Margellos. As well as a part time Teacher, she is also an artist who has bagged her first solo exhibition! I went along this past Saturday (26JAN) to see what it was all about.I warn you all: I don't know much about art, hence the initial write up is taken from her Press Release.
Iliodora Margellos presents her first solo exhibition entitled Fovea at the a.antonopoulou.art gallery .
The title of this series of
works was inspired by the anatomical term fovea, a small pit in the
eye’s retina which is responsible for sharp central vision.
Through a visual narrative
rich in shapes and colours, Iliodora Margellos describes the way in which
the viewer receives and recomposes the image through the fovea, as well as
the process of pictorially representing this biological function. The term
also brings to mind fear (before a brutal and chaotic reality, which the
artist’s gaze is able to tame by reorganising it), as well as Fauvism (which
renders visual stimuli through a joyful explosion of colour).
Each work illustrates a
group of objects that belong to a particular thematic unit, as the fovea has –
according to the artist – chosen, elaborated and delivered to our perception.
The start and end point of
the exhibition is the installation entitled Scotoma (Blindspot), which
brings together all the objects that have been illustrated in the different
thematic groups of the works presented in the exhibition.
Now for the more personal touch - from my perspective.
I arrive at the Gallery to be warmly welcomed by Iliodora.
"Thank you for coming! It means a lot to me" she blushes slightly & I marvel at this astute young lady's ability to feel humbled and slightly shy, despite the fact she's got her own solo exhibition.
"A riot of colour" comes to my mind, and I am weirdly reminded of the clothes on offer by the Spanish clothing chain Desigual (who's clothes, when I am fortunate enough to have some spare cash to afford, I have to buy in Extra Large. Humans are not MADE that small, or maybe Spaniards are).
And the piece de resistance for me? Her beloved best friend - who allowed me to pick her up and carry her around. Ahhhhh.
Thank you, Iliodora, for being my guide and inflicting some colour on such a rainy Athens day.
a.antonopoulou.art Gallery
Exhibition
Duration: 23rd January 2013 – 2nd March 2013
Visiting Hours: Wednesday - Friday 14:00-20:00, Saturday 12:00 - 16:00
Visiting Hours: Wednesday - Friday 14:00-20:00, Saturday 12:00 - 16:00
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