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Artist presentation - Oresteia Papachristou
P+A: Can you tell us your biggest influences in art and how they have affected your work?
One of my greatest influences in art that effected my latest work, is Japanese folk art, Gustav Klimt, Western comics of the ‘70’s and Graffiti. But also the Eastern hand movements of the Indian folk dance for example, and the Mannerist dramatic gestures. Symbolism, as in Western art movement and in general Eastern way of expression, has always been one of the things I love to explore and use in my art.
P+A: Is there anything you consistently draw inspiration from?
My inspiration is anthropocentric, our instincts in a psychological extent. I love searching the meanings between the lines.
P+A: What are the pros and cons in being an artist?
Actually I can’t find any disadvantages in being an artist generally. Everybody in life, in anything that they choose [or not] to do, are seekers of expression, in one way or another. So, by that fact, being an artist is a blessing! Nevertheless, nowadays, the art market is so widely open, and in the same time so wildly selective by the art galleries, that makes it difficult for an artist to make a living from his/her art.
P+A: If you were to stop making art what would you replace it with?
I could do any job to survive, but making art is what makes me Alive.
P+A: When do you consider that a piece of artwork has finished?
A piece of art never finishes. There is always something that you can add. From a brushstroke to a thought.
P+A: Are you fond of experimentation? (eg. use of different medias)
Yes I am. You can’t learn where your limits are reaching if you are not pushing them a bit. But the artist always has to have in mind his target, and how the additional medias can help in that. I am not fond of posing just for posing.
Oresteia Papachristou exhibits her latest artworks in her first solo exhibition at “ASTROLAVOS-Tank” (Athens) from February 8th until March 8th, 2013. More information in our post.
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