Konstantinos Botas

Konstantinos Botas (Pimba)
He was born in Giannitsa (Northern Greece) in 1966.
He is a self-educated painter, woodcarver, photographer and a member of the Greek Plastic Arts Chamber since September 2002. His first exhibition was held in Giannitsa (ink drawings) at the age of 24.
In summer of 1988 he visited for the first time the island of Gavdos (Crete). There, he came across the nickname "˜Pimba', which in the local dialect means "˜over floating'. In The following years, he carved cedar giving their human forms.
Since 2005, he painted with airbrush, first with ink on paper and later acrylics on canvas, drawing his themes (nude, landscape, nature) from his pictures. The last years he divert the time between the island of Gavdos (during summertime) and Giannitsa (in winter), where his atelier is located.

He is a self-educated painter, woodcarver,
photographer.

• Participation in the «Art Flow Studio Gallery» Group exhibition/ Airbrush with acrylics on canvas, Woman In Blue, India 2003, Water To The Village, Nikakis, Male Cat, The Great Passion. Wood carvings, 28 Cedar wood sculptures / 9 Cedar boxes/ 1 Coconut saucer / 71 Jeweler’s / 21 Key rings/ 3 Cedar spoons/ 3 Cedar chop sticks/ 5 Hair sticks/ 13 May – 07 June 2017 / Paleochora, Crete.
• Participation in the « Gabriel Fine Art» "Elements" exhibition / City of London Old Paradise Yard / Group exhibition / Cedar wood sculptures / participated in the tables, Opposite Couple, Bodies In Ecstasy, Apron Hunter, Crown On His Head, On Hold / 05 June -26 July 2015 / London United Kingdom.
•12th Global Art Meeting “Parallax Art Fair”
City of London Chelsea Town Hall / Group exhibition / participated in the tables, “Sunset” and “The twins”, airbrush with acrylics on canvas 70x100cm / 16 woodcuts on cedar / 27 February - 01 Martz 2015 / London United Kingdom• 4th ART MEETING BAZAART "EXCLUSIVE"
City of Athens Technopolis / Group exhibition / participated in the tables "on the road" with watercolors and Indian ink on paper, "Kaliagra" Indian ink on paper / 44 woodcuts in cedar / December 2011 / Athens
• Participation in the «20th ...