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Because of my professional background in graphic design I was involved in digital technology since the early 90s. Before that I was using traditional techniques as I had an academic training in methods that date back centuries, including lessons in anatomy, figure drawing, composition, and oil painting techniques. Today, I am more into painting and most of my works are based on the combination and interweaving of digital and conventional practices. But quite often I long for working in the academic way I was once taught, although this kind of realism has been viewed as less progressive, or even retrograde. This painting, executed with oil paint on Bristol paper of 300 gr, portrays a young lady who is trying to clip on (or maybe to unclip?) a diamond necklace. A jewel associated with great fortune, fame and glamour. Since a diamond necklace is considered the highest expression of style and refinement, the clothes must rise to the same quality level and meet the elegance expectations. This seems to be the case with the lady's blue ultramarine and white laced dress. All the above should claim that "diamonds are the girl's best friend", but is this really confirmed by the expression on her face? That is up to the viewer to decide.
Print:Giclee on Canvas
Size:16 W x 12 H x 1.25 D in
Size with Frame:17.75 W x 13.75 H x 1.25 D in
Frame:White
Canvas Wrap:White Canvas
Ready to Hang:Yes
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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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