Vassilis Perros
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Vassilis Perros
ARTIST
2-Ανακαλύπτοντας, δίπτυχο
 

ABOUT

Vassilis Perros is a painter, illustrator and designer who lives and works in Athens, Greece - where he was born in 1981. Enrolling at the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1999, he studied painting under Yiannis Valavanidis and Michalis Manousakis and set design under Yiorgos Ziakas. He was awarded scholarships in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and graduated summa cum laude in 2005.

Since then, he has represented Greece at the Biennale of Paper, “Cartasia 2016”, in Lucca, Italy and at the 5th International Meeting of Fine Arts Schools in the Mediterranean in Genoa, Italy in 2004. He was awarded the prize of the 3rd Bienalle of Students of the Fine Arts Schools of Greece in 2004 and the Eurobank Private Scholarship in 2005.

In addition to five solo exhibitions, Vassili has participated in over 50 group exhibitions, illustrated book covers and record sleeves, and designed sets for numerous stage performances. His work has been acquired by private collections around the world.

 
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WORK

 
Να δούμε ποιος, ποιος, ποιος θα φαγωθεί, 2017, λάδι και χρωματιστά μολύβια σε καμβά, 30Χ45εκ..jpg

2016-2018

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2014-2015

39-Προσφυγικό Ι, 39-2011, λάδι σε ξύλινο ομοίωμα βαλίτσας, 30Χ19Χ5εκ..jpg

2009-2013

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2005-2008

PRESS 

 

CRITIQUE

 
“Vassilis Perros frames his painting’s virtuousity with the typology of repeated writings that swell from his washed-up suitcases”
— Elissavet Plessa
 
“The art of Perros poses questions of migration, uprooting, displacement and fear of the foreign and the unknown, examining social issues that are abundant in today’s Greece. ”
— Heiko Claas
 
“Without being limited to the dimensions of a canvas, the artist proceeds to three-dimensional representations of his subjects, utilising various materials in assemblies full of imagination.”
— Hera Papapostolou
 
“Perros proves himself to be one of the most eloquent and inventive painters of the current generation.”
— Iris Kritikou
 
“He connects silhouettes and symbols of the ancient Greek mythology as well as the world of art history, with its timeless prevalence.”
— Leda Kazantzakis
 
“Vassilis Perros composes a deep observation of social anthropology, microhistory and ontological agony.”
— Nikos Vatopoulos
 
“The special visual qualities of this kind of painting create a characteristic atmosphere that surrounds the theme of the works and eliminates conceptual aridity.”
— Yannis P Valavanides

NEWS

 

Solo exhibition at Skoufa Gallery, Athens

I am delighted to announce my forthcoming solo show at Skoufa Gallery from November 15th to December 10th. Please join me at the opening reception at 19:30 on the 15th.

Why the Athens Art Scene Is One to Watch Out For

There has been an increasing buzz around the Athenian art scene in the past few years. Local and international artists are engaging with the effects of the crisis in dynamic ways. Culture Trip explores why the Athens art scene is one to watch out for… [via theculturetrip.com]

Mimycri: the Berlin project where migrants make refugee boats into bags

A scrap of discarded plastic boat provided the inspiration for a business employing migrants in Berlin

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO

2015 / “A retrospective”, Art Gallery L-S, Elounda, Crete

2014 / “Project Suitcase”, Alpha C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2013 / "I carry my home - I carry it in my heart", Skoufa Art Gallery, Athens

2009 / C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2008 / “Allegories”, Athens Art Gallery

 GROUP

2016 / Cartasia, Biennale Internazionale della Carta, Lucca, Italy

2013 / Incidents IV – works from the collection of Anthony and Asia Hadjioannou, Art Gallery of the Cyclades, Syros

2013 / Talking of the Future, Melina Cultural Centre

2013 / Art vs. Crisis, Porta Art Gallery, Theseio, Athens, curated by Dimitra Limniati

2013 / Invisible Company – Visual Arts approaches to the poetical world of C.P. Cavafy, IANOS Art Gallery, Mehmet Ali Residence (Philippi-Thassos Festival)

2012 / The secrets of the garden, IANOS Art Gallery

2012 / 90 postcards from Smyrna, IANOS Art Gallery (Athens and Thessaloniki), Folklore Museum of Aegina

2012 / To be…, visual arts tribute to William Shakespear, IANOS Art Gallery

2012 / The truth is always irrational, a tribute to Papadiamantis, Melina Cultural Centre, Archaeological Museum of Patras

2011 / Children and adolescents / voices and whispers, Melina Cultural Centre

2011 / Survival kit, Genesis Gallery*

2010 / Human scales, Melina Cultural Centre

2010 / Tracing Istanbul, Sismanogleio, Istanbul

2010 / Johannes Gennadius, Gennadius Library

2010 / New Gazes, Atrion Gallery, Thessaloniki

2009 / It happened in Athens Melina Cultural Centre

2008 / Aegina of the painters, Melina Cultural Centre, Folklore Museum of Aegina

2008 / 12 young visual artists, AVGI newspaper, Melina Cultural Centre

2007 / The Nomads Gallery, Casa Bianca Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki

2006 / Once upon a time there was Penelope Delta…, Athens College

2006 / Same but different, Athens Art Gallery

2006 / Honours Graduates of the ASFA 2005, Foundation of the Hellenic World

2005 / European Conference on Visual Arts Education, Technopolis, Municipality of Athens, Gazi

2004 / 3rd Biennale of Students of the Greek Schools of Fine Arts, Creta Maris Hotel, Herakleion, Crete – awarded Prize

2004 / V Convegno delle Accademie del Mediterraneo –La mostra, Commenda di Prè–, Genoa

SET DESIGN

2012 / “I alli aesthese - The other sensation” by G. Evangelatos, as conceived and directed by Frosso Lytra at the Art Factory Theatre

2011 / “Auto to paidi - Cet enfant”  by Joël Pommerat, dir. Frosso Lytra at the Cultural Centre of The Foundation of the Hellenic World & the Badminton Theatre

ILLUSTRATION

2012 / “Ta mystika tou Kipou – Secrets of the Garden” by Nikos Kipourgos , Mikri Arktos Publications

2010 / Cover for “I exelixi tou diegematos – The evolution of the short story” by Kostis Kalogroulis, Miri Arktos Publications

2004 / Catalogue cover for the European Conference on Visual Arts Education, Technopolis, Municipality of Athens, Gazi

1997 / Biology textbook for the Gymnasium for the Public Organisation for the Publication of Educational Textbooks, Athens