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Greece
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 26 W x 33.1 H x 1.2 D in
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Imperiously he gazes forward, sitting with his legs crossed in the same manner as the old people outside the coffee shops of the central village square on the Greek country side. His arms rest on his upper knee with the fingers crossed (a posture that suggests calmness and confidence). He is wearing a white shirt with the collar unbuttoned under his worn out brownish jacked that underlines his unaffected, lower-class appearance. Everything about him is ordinary; everything but his face which is covered with a golden death mask, known as the Mask of Agamemnon (1500 BC) and was found by Heinrich Schliemann during his excavations at Mycenae in 1876. The mask, paying total respect to the original, is rendered with photorealistic accuracy. It replaces the man's facial characteristics in total harmony with the rest of his appearance. Despite the fact that the figure is depicted beyond all naturalistic principles, its' almost smiling expression lends verve, normality and even grandeur to the aged man. The same occurs with his eyes. They are stylized and very small compared to the rest of the facial characteristics, but you feel as if they stare at you intensively, as if they can see through you with persistence. The rest of the lines, fissures and natural wear on the sheet of gold simulate wrinkles or other typical signs of time on a thin masculine face. Nevertheless, the precious metal hasn't lost any trace of its initial sheen through the ages.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:26 W x 33.1 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Greece.
Customs:Shipments from Greece may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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NIKOLAOS (NIKOS) SMYRNIOS was born in Edessa, Greece, to parents of Asia Minor descent. In his early 20s he immigrated to Stockholm, Sweden, where he studied in the Institute of Graphic Arts and the National College of Art & Design, a school which is considered as the heart of Scandinavian Design. Working in relevant professional and academic environments in both Sweden and Greece, he gained valuable experience and exceptional skills which have been reflected in his long lasting creative activity. The collection presented in the Saatchi online constitutes a small portion of Smyrnios' work and represents only few of the media he explored (painting, video, animation, graphic art) and the ideas he expressed through varied styles. Being actively engaged in the education of applied arts, as well as in graphic design, Smyrnios has managed to establish his artistic identity as a “child of his time”, interacting continuously with the modern spirit and New Media, adapting and discarding the elements of the Zeitgeist. ******************************************* STATEMENT OF THE ARTIST Aiming to invention and innovation, but remaining at the same time connected to the modernist tradition, I base my art in the belief that painting should be a synthesis of visual forces, generated by distinct realities and their juxtaposition. Thereby, a broad experimentation in both subject and technique is of great importance, as well is to keep in touch with inner self. I have been influenced by Surrealism, Pop Art and Op Art, but mainly by the theories of Stylistic Pluralism that suggests the liberation of artists from being bound to one particular artistic identity, manifested in oneparticular style. Stylistic pluralism treats different artistic perspectives as constituents of the global art collective, each integrated into the global culture and feeding off each other’s strengths. My long-term professional involvement as a graphic designer and illustrator as well as my early acquaintance with digital media, allow me to use a variety of techniques in order to create versatile and unique works that challenge viewers to engage in new and different visual logics.
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