faces 1944 - 49

Faces 1944 - 49team exhibition march 2016

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Faces, 1944-1949Exhibition Duration: 18 March- 9 April 2016

The human face, as a portrait of our inner self, can be seen as a tape that constantly records our feelings and experiences. As a projecting screen, it evokes and projects to the outer world, reminiscences of the moment, as well as memories of a person's lifetime. The human face traces time.

Our research begins, in an attempt to “imprint” faces of people that left a mark in the history of our country. In this way, each one of us, chose to engrave or etch and finally print, figures such as those of:

Demetrius Skalkotas, Alke Zei, Georze Sari, Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Kavadias, Menelaus Ludemis, Nikos Egonopulos, Manolis Anagnostakis, Vaso Katrakis, Fotis Kondoglu, Lucas Samaras, Dimitrius Kalamaras, Yiannis Moralis, Nikos Chatzikiriakos-Gikas, Panayiotis Tetsis, Sofia Vembo, Aliki Vugiuklaki, Markos Vamvakaris, Anestis Delias, Napoleon Zervas, Diamantis Mavrodoglu, Lela Karayianni, Elli Papas, Markos Vafiadis, Geogios Papandreu, Sotoria Bellu,Yiannis Xenakis.

We looked for information about their lives, we tried to get closer to their temperament, “we touch upon” their faces. In many cases, it was very difficult to draw on them, due to the lack of adequate evidence, such as photographs, articles, or even drawings. We chose to por-tray figures that lived, emerged or started their careers in the historical period of 1944-1949. The specific choice was made with full awareness of the fact that these figures were tried and tested in the most turbulent years of Greek reality. It is more than evident that in one way or another these difficult years left their mark on their conscience, their attitude and fi-nally their faces.

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In this effort, we set some standards with the intention to try out different approaches. Ini-tially, we attempted a more realistic illustration, as far as possible. We called this, realistic ap-proach, despite the fact that many results depict a more abstract portraiture with particulari-ties in the range of line, shape, quality etc. As such, the final drawings can be more related to our second approach, that of abstraction. Our third attempt is closer to a caricature or grotesque depiction. This approach was even more demanding in its realization, since it is easier for someone to satirize his contemporaries or a person that knows well rather than someone who admires and respects. Therefore, the results of this approach are obviously more suppressed in terms of artistic expression. Our last approach is that of deconstruction of the image of the person we chose to depict. This forth depiction, can be seen as the ren-dering of a shattered figure delivered to the deterioration of memory or as a reversal of the order of the shape of a human face. We could also argue that the deconstruction of the im-age pre-exists its construction. It represents the moment of the refusal of the structured im-age towards a disordered rendering of the characteristic of the human face, or even its com-plete disappearance.,

We chose the size of 20x15 cm for our plates and for all four of our approaches. The spe-cific choice, allows us a plain image management and coordination of the stages of the de-velopment of our project.We also, chose engraving or etching, merely on metal, zinc or tin. We have engraving with needles, etching with nitric acid, resin powder, wax varnish, pitch, brushes: etching, aqua-tint, open bite, sugar and ink and many other invented methods. Thereafter, we have print-ing with oil inks that leave their mark when sealed with pressure on cotton paper. In this way, the face of the person with whom we tried to get closer to, comes into sight, even if many years have passed by.

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Participants:Students of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts, School of Fine Arts, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece.

Stergios Adam, Vicky Vasileiou, Lefteris Veletzzas, Kalianthi Vogdopoulou, Nikos Voutselas, Eupraxia Georgarou, Andria Erotokritou, Roman Zouev, Calypso Theodoreskou, Maria Kapatzakis, Polychronis Carahalios, Steliana Katsiaris, Theodota Kompu, Georgia Kontou, Emilia Ktzaoglanidou, Manos Kediadakis, Chara Lappa, Agapi Mantziori, Valentini Mavrodoglu, Plato Boudakides, Eupraxia Badazou, Kaiti Tourtoura, Kostas Nikakos, Ariadni Pediotakis, Chrystalla Tsiamparta, Agelina Tsoumanis, Antonia Flegas, Anastasia Charalampus, George Christu

Maria Kapatzakis

4Sofia Vembo50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Maria Kapatzakis

5Sofia Vembo50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Agelina Tsoumanis

6Lucas Samaras50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016


Agelina Tsoumanis

Anastasia Charalampus

10Manolis Anagnostakis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Antonia Flegas

16Lela Karayianni50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Ariadni Pediotaki

17Sotiria Bellu50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Ariadni Pediotaki


Valentini Mavrodoglu

21Diamantis Mavrodoglu50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Vicky Vasileiou

25Nikos Skalkottas50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Vicky Vasileiou

26Nikos Skalkottas50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Georgia Kontou

27Georze Sari50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Georgia Kontou

28Georze Sari50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

George Christu

29Aliki Vugiuklaki50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

George Christu

30Aliki Vugiuklaki50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Eupraxia Georgarou

31Yiannis Moralis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Eupraxia Georgarou


Eupraxia Badazou

35Nikos Kavadias50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Eupraxia Badazou


Kalianthi Vogdopoulou

38Alke Zei50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Emilia Kotzaoglanidou

41Yiannis Ritsos50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Lefteris Veletzzas

45Panayiotis Tetsis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Lefteris Veletzzas


Manos Kteniadakis

50Yiannis Xenakis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Manos Kteniadakis

51Yiannis Xenakis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Nikos Voutselas


Nikos Voutselas

53Anestis Delias50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Nikos Voutselas

54Anestis Delias50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Plato Boudakides

55Fotis Kondoglu50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Plato Boudakides

56Fotis Kondoglu50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Roman Zouev

57Nikos Egonopulos50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Roman Zouev


Stergios Adam

61Dimitrius Kalamaras50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Stergios Adam


Steliana Katsiaris

65Menelaus Ludemis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Steliana Katsiaris


Chara Lappa

68Vaso Katrakis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Polychronis Carahalios

69Nikos Chatzikiriakos-Gikas50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

Chrystalla Tsiamparta

73Markos Vafiadis50 x 70 cmEngrave on paper2016

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