Marios Polichroniadis
PERITECHNON Karteris Art Gallery presents the 4th solo painting exhibition of Marios Polychroniadis, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Medium and small scale works painted with oil on canvas as well as with egg tempera on wood will be presented. Using the heroes of classic children’s fairy tales, Polychroniadis highlights the pathologies of today’s society. Surrealist painting with bright colours and a cheerful mood, criticises without depressing the viewer. He notes, among other things, in the catalog of the exhibition: … The heroes of our childhood borrow or change their roles and stories and playfully comment on modern reality. Everyday issues such as the obsession with Social Media, the hunt for wealth and power, racism, the overexploitation of natural resources and everything else imaginable are presented pictorially, either fragmentarily or summarizing the elements of the whole of history in a project. The cheerful mood and bright colors pique interest, giving the viewer time to read the story and come to their own conclusions… He was born in Piraeus in 1978. Graduate of the University of Athens Experimental School (PASA). In 1997 he was introduced to the Athens School of Fine Arts, at the 6th Painting Workshop with Professor T. Patraskidis, where he graduated in 2002. Along with painting, he is engaged in the teaching of visual arts and hagiography. She has participated in many group exhibitions (Art Athina 2010, “The Human Art in Art” Technopolis Gazi 2009, etc.). Individual exhibitions 11/2004 Gallery PERITECHNON Athens. 10/2007 Gallery PERITECHNON Athens. 06/2014 “Shapes of Things”. PERITECHNON Gallery Athens.