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Fairy Tales and Lies for Grown-Ups
Zoumboulakis Galleries present "Fairy Tales and Lies for Grown-Ups" the first solo exhibition by Jenny Kodonidou. Small and large scale works painted with different materials compose her "dream-world".
This fragmentary world constitutes of contemporary symbols, cartoon heroes, animals, human figures which function as references of the global art history (figures from the early-renaissance to rococo). The paper where the artist draws works as a tracker of stories and of real or unreal worlds. Painting manages to embellish even the ugliest or more irrational side of reality. Kodonidou’s art represents a painted collage which invites the viewer to decode and discover it.
About the artist
Jenny Kodonidou was born in Athens. She graduated with distinction from the Fine and Applied Arts
Department of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, under the supervision of G. Golfinos. She also attended the scenography workshop of A. Vettas and the engraving workshop of M.
Giannadakis. She received scholarships from the Rotarian club of Thessaloniki and the Institute of National Scholarship of Greece. Since 2005 she participates in scene design and painting groups. In 2006 she received a praise from the Center of Contemporary Art for her team project (joint work with E. Mourgia and Ch. Karaoglani) and from the "4th students Biennale" which was held in Crete. Goethe Institute in Thessaloniki awarded her and Ch. Karaoglani the first prize. She has participated in different group exhibitions, while this is her first solo exhibition.
The exhibition duration is from 12th January to 4th February 2012 with an opening ceremony held today at 20.00 in Zoumboulakis Galleries (20th Kolonaki Square, Athens). Sponsor of the opening - evening is Asprolithi, Angelo Rouvali’s most famous wine, prepared by Rodites, in Egialia.
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11.00-15.00 & 17.00–21.00, Saturday 11.00–14.00, Sunday & Monday closed
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