Elias Avramidis is an emerging visual artist based in East London. His work often deals with the human figure within an aquatic geometry of colours. Thematically, he has been dealing with imaginary islands and contemporary mysticism through icons and hagiography. His practice involves colour pencils and crayons on textured paper. The human figures are based on himself, keeping them uncoloured so that they appear as alien and unintegrated as possible in the aquatic environment. This is both an ecological metaphor and a way of expressing the anthropocenic peculiarity of our planetary emplacement.
Group exhibitions:
Contrastes Exhibition, 6th May – 20th May 2023, São Paulo (Brazil). Curated by Artly Mix (www.artlymix.com)
Figurative Art Online Exhibition, 27th April – 27th May 2023, Tbilisi (Georgia). Curated by Collect Art (https://collectartwork.org)
Special distinctions:
The 26th MASS: HYBRID, May 2023, online magazine (www.the-mass.com)
Figurative Art Special Edition Magazine, April 2023, Tbilisi (Georgia). Curated by Collect Art (https://collectartwork.org)
“TENSION” – Artist book by SU4IP, April 2023, Sheffield (United Kingdom). Curated by Lyndon Watkinson (https://su4ip.cargo.site/Publications)
L’ Isola (The Island), November 2020, Venice (Italy), Publisher: Edizioni Sette Giugno. Text by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos (https://andreaspm.com) and illustrations by Elias Avramidis
Website: eliasavramidis.com
Instagram: @elias_alpha_
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