PRESS RELEASE
Vassilis Karakatsanis
âUrban Behavioursâ 2008/2009
February 24th - March 14th, 2009
Morfi Gallery in Limassol/Cyprus is pleased to announce âUrban Behavioursâ 2008/2009 an exhibition with painting by Vassilis Karakatsanis (b. Athens 1957).
Opening reception: Tuesday, February 24th , 2009 from 19:30
In âUrban Behavioursâ exhibition, Karakatsanis risks his involvement in a socio-political debate.
Vanity, carnalism and mixing of values reflect in the eyes and the bodies of the assembled people who constitute the body of his work whereas the repeated presence of the chair refers to the urban environment.
Jaume Mir, President of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Mallorca, annotates:
Behaviours are defined and formed within the time they occur as well as the cultural, political and âarbitraryâ conjunctures of our developing civilization. Accepted or not, depending on the longitude and latitude they appear, the material of their clothing, the accent of the protagonists or the social codes, they never fail to reflect the individuals and define class, roles, values and missions, ethical or ... [ Read all ] |
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