Mirko Siakkou-Flodin

My desire as an artist working internationally is to design artwork which fits into the broader cultural context as well as the ambiance of the desired setting. Therefore, I strive to combine the site-specific natural and architectural lines with traditional and historical themes to create something both unique and representational for the piece in its setting. Sculpture, Metal Wall Design, Metal Design, colloboration with schools and company
Mirko Siakkou Flodin
Vita: Englisch/ Deutsch1963Born as a Greek - German citizen, Germany1980 - 86Apprentice and work for metal artist A. Khn in his studio in Berlin1987-89Artwork in Greece, Norway, England, Germany and Italy1989Independent artist 1989-1993Artwork in Europe, USA, Japansince 1994Artwork in Alaska, Indonesia, Australia, Germany------------------------------------ 1963Als Deutsch-Grieche in Dresden, Deutschland geboren 1980 - 1986Ausbildung und Mitarbeit im Atelier fr Metallgestaltung Achim Khn, Berlin 1987 - 1989knstlerische Arbeiten in sterreich, Griechenland, Norwegen, England, Deutschland, Italien mit anderen Knstlern seit 1989Selbstndig als freischaffender Knstlerknstlerische Arbeiten in Europa, USA, Japan, Indonesien, Australien, DeutschlandSeit 2000 ...

Solo Exhibitions/ Einzelausstellung:

Aachen and Berlin, in Germany
Eisenstadt and Vienna, in Austria
Memphis, St. Luis Obispo, and Petersburg, in USA
Lucerne, in Switzerland

Action Art / Aktionskunst:

Bredow and Staaken, Germany
Las Vegas Desert, USA
Bonjol, Indonesia
Alice Springs, Australia

Group Exhibitions / Gruppenausstellung:

Cardiff and London, Great Britain
Salzburg, Austria
Saint Louis, Anchorage USA
Lipnik, Czeck Republic
Stia, Italy
Lichtenberg, Germany

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www.mo-metallkunst.de
Scrap Art
Siakkou-Flodin Mirko
‘I am like a sailor who’s going through scrap yards, fishing out the right pieces I can use for my work.’ So says sculptor Mirko Siakkou-Flodin – maybe one of the world’s best-known artists adopting scrap as his medium. Even as a teenager, he was using recyclables to create his works of art which, 20 years later, are sold around the globe and can be seen in galleries, on street boulevards, in commercial buildings and in private collections.
Mr strategy Siakkou-Flodin’s is to let an objet preferred d’art be absorbed into its natural environment. ‘That’s why I cannot be in a scrap yard just picking out nice pieces to make something,’ he explains. ‘It’s the other way around; I start with an idea, a plan - and I will look for the right metal pieces in the yard.’ His work cannot be pigeon-holed as ‘abstract’ or ‘natural’ given that his portfolio boasts a great amount of variety. However, the observer will find many natural elements in his work, such as his series of highly-realistic animals made out of rubber tyres, a
good example of which stands in front of the famous Jumeirah Beach hotel in Dubai. And for a local Mercedes dealer in Germany, he has created a metal scorpion built fro...