Artist presentation - K. N. Patsios

P+A: Can you tell us your biggest influences in art and how they have affected your work?

There are many influences in my work, more from modernism and contemporary art than from the older masters, you can find many references to conceptual art, expressionism, pop art and of course surrealism. My whole consideration is how can I combine different languages, different materials and meanings. I want to create a puzzle that contains a great variety of colors, shapes and ideas. Psychoanalysis and politics I believe is a hidden fetish in my work Neurosis express an inner impact, in my work every contradiction returns in harmony!

P+A: Is there anything you consistently draw inspiration from?

Every-day life every-day people and a mirror not for narcissistic use, but as a usefool tool to analyse the forms and the meanings.

P+A: What are the pros and cons in being an artist?

Being an artist is a difficult issue, because you must spend a long time with yourself everyday, so you must be a good companion of yourself, and if you
 prefer experimental methods and not classic art, you want be able to make enough money for living. It is fantastic to express yourself and play with colors and all the materials that each artist choose, but the problem starts from the promotion of the work! It is not a job but a way of thinking, a way of living and more artists as they learn themselves more, they are free to live as they really want released from the social conventions.

P+A: If you were to stop making art what would you replace it with?

I would never stop making art, and in my dreams I produce new images.

P+A: When do you consider that a piece of artwork has finished?

A piece of art is finished when the artist choose that it is finished, it is absolutely a personal decision, there are no technical rules that submit when an artwork is finished. The artist knows when he is satisfied from his artwork, so it is finished.

P+A: Are you fond of experimentation? (eg. use of different medias)

Yes i like to use a great variety of materials and media starting from painting and collage to installations and video.

-- CV --

Born in Athens, Greece, 1977 Education

2002 – 2007 Athens School of Fine Art, Z ' Painting Laboratory, Tutors: J. Psychopaidis, M. Spiliopoulos, Additional Laboratory: Sculpture, Tutor: N. Tranos (graduated with distinction)

1995 – 2000 University of Piraeus- Economics and Law of the European Union 1997 “Erasmus programme” scholarship, Poitiers- France (Grand ecole de commerce)

1990 Rhodes Island School of Design - Scholarship in painting by “ Ziridis School ” - Boston USA

Solo Exhibitions

2010

The mirror, Hydra Hotel, Hydra, Greece

The Vitrina Project, Solo Presentation, Athens

K.N. Patsios presents The Divine Comedy, fizz gallery, Athens, curator: Alexios Papazacharias

The Roller Coaster, installation, ekfrasi – yianna grammatopoulou gallery

2009

Koukou, artis causa gallery, Thessaloniki, curator: Maria Kenanidou

Re Map 2, Sugar Mao, Thermopylon 27, curator: Marina Fokidi

2008

K.N. Patsios presents Mr. Cannibal, fizz gallery, Athens

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012

Tracing Traces, ekfrasi – yianna grammatopoulou gallery/ fizz gallery,Athens Curators: Artemis Potamianou, Georgia Kotretsos

back to Athens 2012, CAMP! Contemporary Art Meeting Point, Athens

Returning from Utopia – New Reality, About, Athens, curator: Yiorgos Tserionis

Postscraps, CAMP! Contemporary Art Meeting Point, Athens

Reculture 1, Patra, Greece

2011

Lol, TAF, curator: Provo Principles

seXarsi, Booze Cooperativa, curator: Megakles Rogakos

Undisclosed Recipients, TAF, Athens

52 Hertz, Melina Mercury, Hydra, Greece

“Greek Island”,Korai 4, Athens

Michalis Kakoyiannis Foundation, artistic intervention in the theatrical play

“Nobody Else”, Athens

Final group show, Vitrina project, Athens

2010

Artists support curators, Kappatos gallery, Athens

Art Sales,The Container, Thessaloniki

Coming Soon, fizz gallery, Athens

The Vitrina Project, Athens

3rd Anniversary exhibition, Artis Causa,Thessaloniki

Rooms to let, The Art Foundation, Athens, curator: George Georgakopoulos

Cinephil , Michalis Kakoyiannis Foundation, group show curated by Yiannis Psychopaidis

Nooumenon, ACG art gallery, curator: Megakles Rogakos

With eyes open, The Container, Thessaloniki

2009

Action Field Kodra, Hinterland, dialogue b, curator: Maria Kenanidou

The Artwe – project, Denmark- Aabenra, curator: Anne Lildholdt Jensen

Zulu/ require a tag, Perikleous 44, Guru, Athens

Art Athina - fizz gallery, Contemporary Art Fair, Athens

Miden Festival, Kalamata

Athens Photo Festival – FNAC, glance at the city

“The Arty-Farty show” - Obi uptown, Athens

2008

Art Athina/Open plan - gallery ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou, Contemporary Art Fair, Athens, curated by Bettina B

Art Athina, Athens Ville, curator: Marina Fokidi

“The portrait of a museum”, Averof Museum, Metsovo

Athens School of fine Arts - Graduation exhibition “The Meeting Point”, group exhibition, P65, Athens

2007

Contemporary Istanbul - Gallery ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul

Belle arte Lamia, Modern Art Exhibition, Lamia

Action Field Kodra, Participation at the 7th Visual Arts Festival, Section Rooms to let, Thessaloniki

Kreation, Varvakios Market – May 2007, Athens School of Fine Art Students exhibition at the meat market

Goldener Centaur, May 2007, Munich, Represented Athens School of Fine Art in painting at a European competition of visual arts, Münchner Künstlerhaus

Artists beehive, Kipseli Municipal Market, February 2007

12 young artists exhibiting at the market, Curator: Leda Kazantzaki

4th Greek Fine Art Students Biennial, December 2006 –February 2007. Maris hotels, Rethimno, Crete-Athens Metro, Exhibition space of Syntagma Station

2006

Digital freaks install the noise, Three day festival including video, performances, cinema & dj sets. Curator and participator, Technopolis, Gazi, Athens-May 2006 FATA – MORGANA – Benaki Museum, Visual approaches to the poetry of Nikos Kavvadias

2005

Video Readings – E.M.S.T. – A.S.K.T. Presented the video art piece “La jalousie des hombres” on body art

Poésie en images, French Institute, Athens Young artists group show on French poetry