Apostolos Petridis is the kind of artist I admire. He does his own thing, regards life, even in its bitter moments, with the humour that is necessary, refuses to play the game of commercialism, and pursues his own dreams, eccentric though they might be.
Petridis is unique in Greece, working with wire. He sculpts the human form, ranging from life-size to about a foot in height, in a remarkable way, especially in a collection of small sculptures showing men or women lying, kneeling, reposing. . . . These are made of iron and are quite heavy. Their plasticity is notable, and their balance. The wire is wrapped in such a way so as to allow us to see inside these characters, into all their intricacies–much more fascinating than being presented with an unpenetrable surface.
Haris Livas Phd. “Contemporary Greek Artists
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