Dreamsailors - Manolis Anastasakos, Alexis Avlamis, Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos

DREAM SAILORS Manolis Anastasakos Alexis Avlamis Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos

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ǒDZǾǹȊǿ DZȂȅǭǾǶȀȁȌDZǿ ȀȁǼȂǿ ȀȂǺDZǾǯȉȁDZǿ ǷǭǶ DZǴDZǸǼǺȁȊǿ ȁǼȂ Ʃ ·Á» · Ϳɾ ǔȉǺDZƖǹǶǭƖǏȂȅȋƖ ǏǸǸȉǰǼǿƪ ǷǭǶ ȁȇǺ ƩǚǭǶǰǶǷȓǺ ǡȇǾǶȓǺ ƪ ǯǶǭ ȁdzǺ ȉȆǼǯdz ȀȂǺDZǾǯǭȀȌǭ Special thanks to the colleagues and volunteers of “Make-a-Wish Kane mia-Efhi-Ellados” and “SOS Children Villages”, for the excellent collaboration

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ǥȅǼȂǺ ǽDZǾȉȀDZǶ ǹȏǸǶǿ ǰȂǼ ǹȋǺDZǿ ǭǽȏ ȁdzǺ dzǹȊǾǭ ǽǼȂ dz ǖǽǸȊǺȁDZǾ ǍǷȉǸDZǾǶ ȉǺǼǶǻDZ ȁǶǿ ǽȏǾȁDZǿ ȁdzǿ ȀȁǼ ȃǶǸȏȁDZȅǺǼ ǭǴdzǺǭȍǷȏ ǷǼǶǺȏ ǷǭǶ ȋǰdz ǮȉDzǼȂǹDZ ǽǸȓǾdz ǯǶǭ ȀǽǼȂǰǭȌǭ ǽǾȉǯǹǭȁǭƔ ǩǺDZǶǾǭƑ ȃǶǸǼǰǼǻȌDZǿ ǷǭǶ DZǸǽȌǰǭ ǯǶǭ ǽǼǸǶȁǶȀȁǶǷȋ ǽǾȏǼǰǼ ȀȁdzǺ ǏǸǸȉǰǭ ǹDZ ȁǼȂǿ DZǻǭǶǾDZȁǶǷȉ ȁǭǸǭǺȁǼȐȅǼȂǿ ǭǺǴǾȓǽǼȂǿƑ ǹDZ ȁdzǺ ǭȀȁDZȌǾDZȂȁdz ȊǹǽǺDZȂȀdz ǷǭǶ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯȌǭ ǭǸǸȉ ǽȉǺȇ ǭǽȏ ȏǸǭ ǹDZ ȁdzǺ ǭǯȉǽdz ǯǶǭ ȁǶǿ ȁȊȅǺDZǿ ǷǭǶ ȁǼǺ ǽǼǸǶȁǶȀǹȏƔ Ǒ ǶǰȊǭ ǯǶǭ ǹǶǭ ǺȊǭƑ ǻDZȅȇǾǶȀȁȋƑ ȂȆdzǸȓǺ ǽǾǼǰǶǭǯǾǭȃȓǺ ǍǷǭǸDZǾȌ Ȁȁǭ ǺȏȁǶǭ ǽǾǼȉȀȁǶǭ ǽǼȂ Ǵǭ ǽǾǼȀDZǸǷȐȀDZǶ ȁǼǺ ǷȏȀǹǼ ȁǼȂ ǷȊǺȁǾǼȂ ǷǭǶ Ǵǭ ǭǺǼǶȅȁDZȌ DZǷȁȏǿ ȀȂǺȏǾȇǺ ǭǺǭǰDZǶǷǺȐǼǺȁǭǿ ȁdzǺ DZǯȅȓǾǶǭ ǷǭǸǸǶȁDZȅǺǶǷȋ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯȌǭ ǷǭǶ ȀȁǼ DZǻȇȁDZǾǶǷȏƑ ȊǯǶǺDZ ǽǾǭǯǹǭȁǶǷȏȁdzȁǭƔ Ǚ ǷǭȁȉǸǼǯǼǿ ǽǼȂ ǷǾǭȁȉȁDZ Ȁȁǭ ȅȊǾǶǭ ȀǭǿƑ ǭǽǼȁDZǸDZȌ ȀdzǹǭǺȁǶǷȏ ǹȊǾǼǿ ȁdzǿ ȁǾȌȁdzǿ ǼǹǭǰǶǷȋǿ ȊǷǴDZȀdzǿ ǽǼȂ ǽǭǾǼȂȀǶȉDzDZȁǭǶ Ȁȁdz ǖǽǸȊǺȁDZǾ ǍǷȉǸDZǾǶ ǹDZ ȁȌȁǸǼ ƩǙǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁDZǿƪ ǷǭǶ ǽǭǾȊȅDZǶ ȁǶǿ ǭǽǭǾǭȌȁdzȁDZǿ ǽǸdzǾǼȃǼǾȌDZǿ ȀȅDZȁǶǷȉ ǹDZ ȁdz ȃǶǸǼȀǼȃȌǭ ǷǭǶ ȁdz ǴDZǹǭȁǶǷȋƑ ȁǼȂǿ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺDZǿ ǷǭǶ ȁǭ ȊǾǯǭ ǽǼȂ ȃǶǸǼǻDZǺǼȐǺȁǭǶ ȀȁdzǺ ȊǷǴDZȀdzƔ Ǒ DZǷǽǺǼȋ ȁǼȂ ʹʷʸʺ ǹǭǿ ǮǾȌȀǷDZǶ Ǻǭ ǽǾǼDZȁǼǶǹȉDzǼȂǹDZ ȀǽǼȂǰǭȌDZǿ ǼǹǭǰǶǷȊǿ ǷǭǶ ǭȁǼǹǶǷȊǿ DZǷǴȊȀDZǶǿƑ ǰȂǺǭǹǶǷȉ »Ì»ÄÊÉ ȏǽǼȂ ȏǸǭ ȁǭ DZȌǰdz ǷǭǸǸǶȁDZȅǺǶǷȋǿ ȊǷȃǾǭȀdzǿ ȀȂǺǭǺȁȓǺȁǭǶ ǷǭǶ ȀȂǺǰǶǭǸȊǯǼǺȁǭǶ Ƿȉȁȇ ǭǽȏ ȁdz ȀȁȊǯdz ȁdzǿ ǖǽǸȊǺȁDZǾ ǍǷȉǸDZǾǶƔ ǔǸDZȌǺǼǺȁǭǿƑ DZǸǽȌDzǼȂǹDZ dz ȊǷǴDZȀdz ƩǙǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁDZǿƪ Ǻǭ Ȁǭǿ ȁǭǻǶǰȊȆDZǶ ȀȁǼȂǿ ǷȏȀǹǼȂǿ ȁǼȂ ȂǽǼȀȂǺDZȌǰdzȁǼȂƑ ȁǼȂ ǭǺDZǻDZǾDZȐǺdzȁǼȂ ǷǭǶ ȁǼȂ ǼǺDZȌǾǼȂ ǹȊȀǭ ǭǽȏ ȁǶǿ DZǶǷǭȀȁǶǷȊǿ ǭȃdzǯȋȀDZǶǿ ȁȇǺ NjǺǭȀȁǭȀȉǷǼȂƑ NjȂǸȉǹdz ǷǭǶ ǚǭǽǭǹǶȅǭǸȏǽǼȂǸǼȂƔ ǏȂȅȏǹǭȀȁDZ ȁǼ ʹʷʸʻ Ǻǭ DZȌǺǭǶ ǹǶǭ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯǶǷȋ ǷǭǶ DZǸǽǶǰǼȃȏǾǭ ȅǾǼǺǶȉ ǯǶǭ ȏǸǼȂǿ ǹǭǿƔ

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It’s been just two months from the day that the Blender Gallery opened its doors to Athenian art lovers, and we have already set our course for great things. Dreams, ambitions and hopes for a culturally developing Greece cannot become a reality without exceptionally talented people, inexhaustible inspiration and creativity and most importantly, love for the arts and the culture.

What was once an idea for a new, unique and high standards Gallery in the Southern suburbs that would showcase local and international artistic creation, attract people from all over Athens and open channels abroad, finally became a reality.

The catalogue that you hold in your hands is an important part of the Blender Gallery’s third group exhibition, named ‘Dreamsailors’ and contains the necessary information about the philosophy, the subject matter, the artists and their work which are exhibited in the gallery.

As 2013 comes to a close, we are preparing exciting and inspiring group and solo exhibitions and dynamic events, where all types of artistic expression will come together and interact under the roof of the Blender Gallery.

In closing, we hope that the exhibition, «Dreamsailors» will take you on a journey to the worlds of the subconscious, the unexplored and of dreams through the visual narratives of Anastasakos, Avlamis and Papamichalopoulos.

We hope that 2014 will be a creative and hope-filled year for all of us.

Best Wishes, Anastasia Kollakis-Theophanidis and Iason Theophanidis

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Charity Fundraising At the Blender Gallery, we believe that our social responsibility should not stop at mere contribution to the cultural development of our society. We must go one step further and employ all means available to focus on helping humanity, and in this case, specifically children. This is the reason that we not only organize art exhibitions, but also parties and events for charity.

We are acutely aware of the fact that the world wide economic and social situation complicates the work of charitable organisations, and that increasing numbers of children are in need while sources decrease dramatically. At the Blender Gallery, we consider it our duty to support charities and we invite our visitors and fellow art lovers to assist in this endeavour.

Part of the proceeds from the opening night of “Dreamsailors”, along with 15% of the total art sales will be donated to the philanthropic organisations “SOS Children Villages” and the Make-a-Wish (Kane-mia-Efhi-Ellados) foundation.

Make-a-Wish (Kane-mia-Efhi-Ellados) fulfills the wishes of children between the ages of 3-18 who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses, supporting their fight for life with happiness, hope and strength.

“SOS Children Villages“ embraces children who are alone in the world and gives them love and care. It creates families for children in need and helps them grow up in a loving family environment at the houses of “SOS Children Villages“.

A portion of the proceeds donated to Make-a-Wish (Kane-mia-Efhi-Ellados) will be used to make 5-year-old Salvadore and 7-year-old Konstandinos’ wishes come true. Also, a donation to help fund the library of the “SOS Children Villages“ in Vari will be made.

Thank you for contributing in our social – humanitarian action.

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ǙǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁDZǿ ǖǭǺȓǸdzǿ NjǺǭȀȁǭȀȉǷǼǿ NjǸȊǻdzǿ NjȂǸȉǹdzǿ ǔȇǺȀȁǭǺȁȌǺǼǿ ǚǭǽǭǹǶȅǭǸȏǽǼȂǸǼǿ ǝǭ ȊǾǯǭ ǽǼȂ ǽǭǾǼȂȀǶȉDzǼǺȁǭǶ ȀȁǼ ǽǸǭȌȀǶǼ ȁdzǿ ȊǷǴDZȀdzǿ ƩǙǺDZǶǾÅǺǭȐȁDZǿƪ ǭȃdzǯǼȐǺȁǭǶ ǶȀȁǼǾȌDZǿ ǽǼȂ DZȌǺǭǶ ǽǾǼȀȇǽǶǷȊǿ ǭǸǸȉ ǷǭǶ ȀȂǸǸǼǯǶǷȊǿƔ Ǒ ǭǺȁȌǸdzȆdz ȁdzǿ ǽǾǭǯǹǭȁǶǷȏȁdzȁǭǿ ȁǼȂ ǷȉǴDZ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdz ǰǶǭȀȁǭȂǾȓǺDZȁǭǶ ǹDZ ȀȐǹǮǼǸǭƑ ȊǺǺǼǶDZǿ ǷǭǶ ȃȏǾǹDZǿ ȀȂǸǸǼǯǶǷȋǿ ǹǺȋǹdzǿƑ ǰǶǭǹǼǾȃȓǺǼǺȁǭǿ ǷȏȀǹǼȂǿ ǼȂȁǼǽǶǷǼȐǿƔ ǙǶ ǷȏȀǹǼǶ ǭȂȁǼȌƑ ǹǼǶȉDzǼȂǺ ǹƠ DZǷDZȌǺǭ ȁǭ ȏǺDZǶǾǭ ǭǽȏ ȁǭ ǼǽǼȌǭ ǻȂǽǺȉDZǶ ǷǭǺDZȌǿ ǭǮȊǮǭǶǼǿ ǯǶǭ ȁǼ ǭǺ ǮǾȌȀǷDZȁǭǶ ǭǷȏǹǭ ơȀȁdzǺ ǭǯǷǭǸǶȉ ȁǼȂ ǖǼǾȃȊǭƢƔ Ǚ ǴDZǭȁȋǿ DZǶȀȅȇǾDZȌ ȀȁǼȂǿ ǼȂȁǼǽǶǷǼȐǿ ǷȏȀǹǼȂǿ ǽǼȂ ǭǽDZǶǷǼǺȌDzǼȂǺ ȁǭ ȊǾǯǭƑ ǹȊȀȇ ȁȇǺ ȀȂǹǮȏǸȇǺ ǽǼȂ ȁǼǽǼǴDZȁǼȐǺ ǼǶ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺDZǿ ȀȁǶǿ ǼǺDZǶǾǶǷȊǿ ǭȃdzǯȋȀDZǶǿ ȁǼȂǿ ǷǭǶ ȐȀȁDZǾǭ ǭȃȋǺDZȁǭǶ ǷǭǶ Ǽ ȌǰǶǼǿ ȀȁǼȂǿ ǰǶǷǼȐǿ ȁǼȂ ȀȂǺDZǶǾǹǼȐǿƔ ǩǽȇǿ Ǽ ǼǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁdzǿ Ȁȁǭ ǸDZǯȏǹDZǺǭ ǰǶǭȂǯȋ ȏǺDZǶǾǭ ȀȂǺDZǶǰdzȁǼǽǼǶDZȌ ǼȁǶ ǼǺDZǶǾDZȐDZȁǭǶ ǷǭǶ ǭǾȅȌDzDZǶ Ǻǭ ǭǽǼǷȁȉ ȁǼǺ ȊǸDZǯȅǼ ȀȁǼ ǽDZǾǶDZȅȏǹDZǺǼ ȁȇǺ ǼǺDZȌǾȇǺ ȁǼȂƑ ȊȁȀǶ ǷǭǶ ǼǶ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺDZǿ ȁdzǿ ǽǭǾǼȐȀǭǿ ȊǷǴDZȀdzǿ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯǼȐǺ ȁǶǿ ȀȂǺǴȊȀDZǶǿ ȁǼȂǿ ǹDZ ȊǺǭǺ DZǺȀȂǺDZȌǰdzȁǼ ǭȂǴǼǾǹdzȁǶȀǹȏƔ ǖDZ ȉǸǸǭ ǸȏǯǶǭƑ ǼǶ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺDZǿ ȁdzǿ ȊǷǴDZȀdzǿ ǯȌǺǼǺȁǭǶ ƩǙǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁDZǿƪ Ȁȁǭ ȊǾǯǭ ȁǼȂǿƑ DZǸȊǯȅǼǺȁǭǿ ȁǼȂǿ ǼǺDZǶǾȏǷǼȀǹǼȐǿ ȁǼȂǿƔ ǖDZ ǭȂȁȏǺ ȁǼǺ ȁǾȏǽǼ DZǾDZǴȌDzǼȂǺ ǷǭǶ ǼǰdzǯǼȐǺ ȁdz ȀǷȊȆdz ǷǭǶ ȁǼ ȀȂǺǭȌȀǴdzǹǭ ȁǼȂ ǴDZǭȁȋ ȀDZ ǰǶǭȃǼǾDZȁǶǷȊǿ DZǹǽDZǶǾȌDZǿƑ ǭǺǭǹǺȋȀDZǶǿƑ ǷǭǶ ȀȂǺDZǶǾǹǼȐǿƔ ǜȁdz ǰǼȂǸDZǶȉ ȁǼȂ NjȂǸȉǹdzƑ Ǽ ǴDZǭȁȋǿ ȁǭȂȁȌDzDZȁǭǶ ǹDZ ȁǼ ȂǽǼȀȂǺDZȌǰdzȁǼ ǷǭǶ ȁǶǿ ǹǺȋǹDZǿ DZǺȏǿ ǹǶǷǾǼȐ ǽǭǶǰǶǼȐƓ DZǺȁȂǽȇȀǶȉDzDZȁǭǶ ǭǽǼ ȁǭ ȅǾȓǹǭȁǭ ǷǭǶ ȁǶǿ ȂȃȊǿ ȁdzǿ ȃȐȀdzǿƑ ǽǭǾǭȀȐǾDZȁǭǶ ȀȁdzǺ ǭǺǭǷȉǸȂȆdz ǷǾȂȃȓǺ ǹǼǺǼǽǭȁǶȓǺƑ ȀȂǺÅǹǶǸDZȌ ǹDZ ǯǶǯȉǺȁǶǭ ǽǸȉȀǹǭȁǭ ǷǭǶ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯDZȌ ǷǭȁǭȃȐǯǶǭƔ ǜȁǭ ƖȀȅDZǰȏǺƖ ȅǭǾȁǼǯǾǭȃǶǷȉ ȊǾǯǭ ȁǼȂ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdz Ǽ ǭǺǴǾȓǽǶǺǼǿ ǽǭǾȉǯǼǺȁǭǿ ǰDZǺ DZȌǺǭǶ ǭǽȓǺ ǭǸǸȉ DZǹȃǭǺȌDzDZȁǭǶ ȂǽǼǰȏǾǶǭƔ Ǚ ȂǸȉǹdzǿ ǭǺǭǷǭǸDZȌ ǷǭǶ ǭǽǼȁȂǽȓǺDZǶ ȁǭ DZǺǭǸǸǭȀȀȏǹDZǺǭ ȀȂǺǭǶȀǴȋǹǭȁǭ ǽǼȂ ȀȂǺǼǰDZȐǼȂǺ ȁǶǿ DZǹǽDZǶǾȌDZǿ ǷǭǶ ǭǺǭǹǺȋȀDZǶǿ ȁǼȂƑ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯȓǺȁǭǿ ǭȃǭǶǾDZȁǶǷǼȐǿ ȅȉǾȁDZǿ ȀȂǺǭǶȀǴdzǹȉȁȇǺƔ ǝǭ ȀȁǼǶȅDZȌǭ ȁdzǿ ǭǽDZǶǸȋǿ ǷǭǶ ȁǼȂ ȃȏǮǼȂ ȀȂǺȂǽȉǾȅǼȂǺ ǹDZ ǹǶǭ ǭȌȀǴdzȀdz ǭȀȃȉǸDZǶǭǿƑ ǷǭǴȓǿ dz ǯǾǭǹǹǶǷȋ ǯǾǭȃȋ ȁǼȂ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdz ǷǭǴǼǰdzǯDZȌ ȁǼ ǴDZǭȁȋ ȀDZ ǹdzȁǾǼǹǼǾȃǶǷǼȐǿ ȏǯǷǼȂǿ ǽǼȂ ǭǽǼȁDZǸǼȐǺ DZȀȁȌDZǿ dzǾDZǹȌǭǿƔ ǜȁǼ ȀȐǺǼǸǼƑ ǼǶ ȃǭǺȁǭȀǶǭǷǼȌ ǹǶǷǾȏǷǼȀǹǼǶ ȁǼȂ NjȂǸȉǹdz DZǺȊȅǼȂǺ ǹǶǭ ǺǼȀȁǭǸǯȌǭ ǯǶǭ ȁǼ ǭǺȉǸǭȃǾǼ ǽǭǾDZǸǴȏǺƔ

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Ǒ ǰǼȂǸDZǶȉ ȁǼȂ NjǺǭȀȁǭȀȉǷǼȂ ǭǽǼǷǭǸȐǽȁDZǶ ǹǶǭ ǽǶǼ DZǺȋǸǶǷdz ǹǭȁǶȉƑ ǭǽǼǽǺȊÅǺȁǭǿ ǹǶǭ ȂǽǭǾǻǶǭǷȋ ǰǶȉǴDZȀdzƓ ȀȁǼȅȉDzDZȁǭǶ ȁǼ ǽǭǾDZǸǴȏǺƑ ǯǶǭ Ǻǭ DZǻdzǯȋȀDZǶ ȁǼ ǽǭǾȏǺ ǷǭǶ Ǻǭ ǭǺȁǶǹDZȁȇǽȌȀDZǶ ȁǼ ǹȊǸǸǼǺƔ ǜȁǭ ȊǾǯǭ ȁǼȂ ǭǽDZǶǷǼǺȌDzǼǺȁǭǶ DZǽǭǺǭǸǭǹǮǭǺȏǹDZǺǭ ǹǼȁȌǮǭ ǹȂǴǶǷȓǺ ǷǭǶ ȂǮǾǶǰǶǷȓǺ ǼǺȁǼȁȋȁȇǺ Ȁʔ ȊǺǭ ȃǭǺȁǭȀȁǶǷȏ ǽDZǾǶǮȉǸǸǼǺ ȏǽǼȂ ȏǸǭ DZȌǺǭǶ ǾDZȂȀȁȉƔ ǔǭȁƠ DZǽȊǷȁǭȀdzƑ ȁǭ ȏǾǶǭ ȅǾȏǺǼȂ ǷǭǶ ȅȓǾǼȂ ǷǭȁǭǾǯǼȐǺȁǭǶƑ DZǽǶȁǾȊǽǼǺȁǭǿ ȁǼȂǿ DZǸDZȐǴDZǾǼȂǿ ȀȂǺDZǶǾǹǼȐǿƔ ǝǭ ǹǼȁȌǮǭ ǭȂȁȉ ǷǭǴǾDZȃȁȌDzǼȂǺ ȁdzǺ ǰǶǭǾǷȋ ǭǺǭǹȊȁǾdzȀdz ȁǼȂ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdz ǹDZ ȁǼ ȅǾȏǺǼƑ ȁdz ǸȋǴdz ǷǭǶ ȁǼ ǴȉǺǭȁǼƑ ȁdzǺ DZǽǶǸDZǷȁǶǷȋ ǹǺȋǹdz ǷǭǶ ȁǶǿ ȆDZȂǰǭǶȀǴȋȀDZǶǿƑ ȁǼǺ ȊǾȇȁǭ ǷǭǶ ȁdzǺ ȊǹǽǺDZȂȀdzƔ ǏǺȓ ȁǭ ȀȁǼǶȅDZȌǭ ȁǭ ǼǽǼȌǭ ȀȂǺǭǺȁȉǹDZ ȀȁǼȂǿ ǹǶǷǾȏǷǼȀǹǼȂǿ ȁǼȂ NjǺǭȀȁǭȀȉǷǼȂ ȅǭǾǭǷȁdzǾȌDzǼǺȁǭǶ ǭǽȏ DZǽȌǯDZǶDZǿ DZǹǽǺDZȐȀDZǶǿƑ Ǽ ǚǭǽǭǹǶȅǭǸȏǽǼȂǸǼǿ ǭǽDZǶǷǼǺȌDzDZǶ ȃǼȂȁǼȂǾǶȀȁǶǷȉ ǭȀȁǶǷȉ ȁǼǽȌǭ ǭǽȏ ȁǭ ǼǽǼȌǭ Ǽ ȉǺǴǾȇǽǼǿ ȃǭȌǺDZȁǭǶ Ǻǭ ǭǽǼȂȀǶȉDzDZǶƔ ǙǶ ǷȉȁǼǶǷǼǶ ȁȇǺ ǽȏǸDZȇǺ ȁǼȂ ǹȊǸǸǼǺȁǼǿ ǹǼǶȉDzǼȂǺ ǹDZ DzȇǼǹǼǾȃǶǷǼȐǿ ȏǯǷǼȂǿ ǼǶ ǼǽǼȌǼǶ ǭǶȇǾǼȐǺȁǭǶ ȀDZ DZǺǭ ǭǽȏǷǼȀǹǼ ǽDZǾǶǮȉǸǸǼǺƔ ǙǶ ȏǯǷǼǶ ǭȂȁǼȌƑ ǷǭȁǭȀǷDZȂȉȀǹǭȁǭ ȁdzǿ ȃǭǺȁǭȀȌǭǿ ȁǼȂ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdzƑ ǽȏȁDZ ȃǭȌǺǼǺȁǭǶ ǯǺȓǾǶǹǼǶ ǷǭǶ ǼǶǷDZȌǼǶƑ ǷǭǶ ǽȏȁDZ ȃǭǺȁȉDzǼȂǺ ȉȁǾȇȁǼǶ ǷǭǶ ǭǽDZǶǸdzȁǶǷǼȌƔ Å ǷǼǶǺȏ ǷǭǸDZȌȁǭǶ Ǻǭ ǽǭǾǭȁdzǾȋȀDZǶ ȁǭ ȊǾǯǭ ȁȇǺ ȁǾǶȓǺ ǭȂȁȓǺ ǷǭǸǸǶȁDZȅǺȓǺ ǭǽȏ ǰǶȉȃǼǾDZǿ ǭǽǼȀȁȉȀDZǶǿ ȓȀȁDZ Ǻǭ DZǷȁǶǹȋȀDZǶ ǼǸȏǷǸdzǾdz ȁdz ȀȐǺǴDZȀdz ǷǭǶ ǽǭǾȉǸǸdzǸǭ Ǻǭ ǷǭȁǭǺǼȋȀDZǶ ǻDZȅȇǾǶȀȁȉ ȁǭ DZǽǶǹȊǾǼȂǿ ȁǹȋǹǭȁȉ ȁdzǿƔ ǖDZ ȁdzǺ ǭǽǼǰȏǹdzȀdz ȁdzǿ ȀȂǺǼǸǶǷȋǿ ȀȐǺǴDZȀdzǿ ǻDZȁȂǸȌǯǼǺȁǭǶ ȁȏȀǼ ǽǾǼȀȇǽǶǷȊǿ ȏȀǼ ǷǭǶ ȀȂǸǸǼǯǶǷȊǿ DZǶǷȏǺDZǿ ǷǭǶ ǶȀȁǼǾȌDZǿƑ ǹȊȀǭ ǭǽȏ ȁǶǿ ǼǽǼȌDZǿ ǼǶ ǼǺDZǶǾǼǺǭȐȁDZǿ ȁǭǻǶǰDZȐǼȂǺ ȁǼ ǴDZǭȁȋ ǭǽȏ ȁdzǺ DZǹǽDZǶǾȌǭ ȀȁdzǺ ǭǺȉǹǺdzȀdzƑ ǭǽȏ ȁǼ ǽǭǾDZǸǴȏǺ ȀȁǼ ǽǭǾȏǺ ǷǭǶ ȁǼ ǹȊǸǸǼǺƑ ǷǭǶ ǭǽȏ ȁǼǺ ǽǾǭǯǹǭȁǶǷȏ ǷȏȀǹǼ ȀȁǼǺ ǷȏȀǹǼ ȁǼȂ ǽǶǴǭǺǼȐ ǷǭǶ ȁǼȂ ȂǽDZǾǮǭȁǶǷǼȐƔ

ǕDZȓǺdz ǍǭǮǾȌǭ

Dreamsailors Manolis Anastasakos Alexis Avlamis Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos The artworks presented in the “Dreamsailors” exhibition narrate stories, which are both personal and collective. Each artist’s perception of reality intersects with various symbols, notions and forms of collective memory, creating in this way utopian worlds. Those worlds can be compared to dreams one wakes up from, not certain whether he is still in Morpheus’s embrace.

The viewer enters the utopian worlds depicted in the artwork, through the symbols that the artists integrate in their dreamy narrations, and is then lost in his own thoughts. A dream sailor becomes aware of the fact that he is dreaming, while having a so-called lucid dream, and starts gaining control over the content of his dreams. Similarly, the artists create their compositions while maintaining a conscious spontaneity. In other words the artists of the exhibition become the “Dreamsailors” of their work, by controlling their dream worlds. In this way they stimulate and navigate the thoughts and the emotions of the viewer towards different experiences, memories and associations.

In Avlami’s work, the viewer identifies with the subconsious and the memories of a little child: he is impressed by nature’s colours and textures and discovers hidden paths, he converses with gigantic creatures and builds shelters. In the chart-like works of the artist, the human factor is not absent; it is indirectly embedded in his work. Avlamis recalls and captures the alternating emotions, which accompany his experiences and memories, and therefore creates abstract maps of feelings. Threat and fear go hand in hand with a sense of security, since the artist’s linear strokes guide the viewer to hubs of serenity in the form of cove-like shelters.

Overall, the imaginative microcosms of Avlamis are characterized by a sense of nostalgia for carefreeness long gone.

While the elements found in the microcosms of Anastasakos are drawn from earthy inspirations, Papamichalopoulos depicts futuristic cityscapes where humans seem to be absent. Zoomorphic entities, which are suspended in an unworldly environment, seem to be the residents of those cities of the future. Those entities, figments of the artist’s imagination, sometimes appear to be familiar and intimate, while other times they seem to be impregnable and menacing.

The public is called to pursue both distant and close-up perspectives of those three artists’ work, in order to comprehend each composition as a whole, but also to appreciate its individual components.

Deconstructing the composition allows for personal and collective images and stories to be unraveled.

It is through those stories that the “Dreamsailors” navigate the viewers on a journey from experience to memory, from the past through the present and into the future, and from the real world to one of possibilities and transcendences.

Leonie Gavrias

Anastasakos’ work reveals a more adult perspective, intriguing an existential mood: he contemplates on the past, in order to explain the present and to face the future. His works depict recurring motifs of mythical and hybrid creatures in a phantasmagorical environment where everything is fluid. As a result the limits of time and space are made obsolete, allowing the viewer to freely delve into his own mental associations. Those motifs reflect the artist’s continuous confrontation with time, oblivion and death, selective memory and hallucinations, love and inspiration.

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ǖNjǗǣǕǑǜ NjǗNjǜǝNjǜNjǔǙǜ Ǚ ǖǭǺȓǸdzǿ NjǺǭȀȁǭȀȉǷǼǿ ǷǭȁȉǯDZȁǭǶ ǭǽȏ ȁdzǺ ǏǸǸȉǰǭ ǷǭǶ DzDZȌ ȀȁdzǺ NjǴȋǺǭƔ ǥȅDZǶ ȀȂǹǹDZȁȉȀȅDZǶ ǹDZ ǭȁǼǹǶǷȊǿ ǷǭǶ ǼǹǭǰǶǷȊǿ DZǷǴȊȀDZǶǿ ȀDZ njǭǸǷȉǺǶǭƑ ǏȂǾȓǽdzƑ NjȀȌǭ ǷǭǶ NjǹDZǾǶǷȋƔ ǥȅDZǶ ǰǾǭȀȁdzǾǶǼǽǼǶdzǴDZȌ ȇǿ ǯǸȐǽȁdzǿƑ DzȇǯǾȉȃǼǿƑ ȀǷdzǺǼǴȊȁdzǿƑ ȅǭǾȉǷȁdzǿ ǷǭǶ ȀǷdzǺǼǯǾȉȃǼǿ ǯǶǭ ȁǼǺ ǷǶǺdzǹǭȁǼǯǾȉȃǼƑ ȁǼ ǴDZȉȁǾǼ ǷǭǶ ȁdzǺ ȁdzǸDZȏǾǭȀdzƔ

ǏǾǯȉȀȁdzǷDZ ȀȁdzǺ ȁDZǸDZȁȋ ȊǺǭǾǻdzǿ ȁȇǺ ʹʿȇǺ ǙǸȂǹǽǶǭǷȓǺ NjǯȓǺȇǺ ȁdzǿ NjǴȋǺǭǿƔ ǖǼȂȀDZȌǭ ȀȐǯȅǾǼǺdzǿ ȁȊȅǺdzǿ ǷǭǶ ǶǰǶȓȁDZǿ ȀȂǸǸȊǷȁDZǿ ǰǶǭǴȊȁǼȂǺ ȊǾǯǭ ȁǼȂƔ ǝǼȂ ǭǾȊȀDZǶ Ǻǭ ǰdzǹǶǼȂǾǯDZȌ ȇǿ ȁǼǶȅǼǯǾȉȃǼǿ ǷǭǸǸǶȁȊȅǺdzǿ ǷǭǶ ȁǼǺ DZǺǰǶǭȃȊǾDZǶ dz ȁȊȅǺdz ȁǼȂ ǰǾȏǹǼȂƔ ǥȅDZǶ ǷDZǾǰȌȀDZǶ ǽǼǸǸȉ ǰǶDZǴǺȋ ǮǾǭǮDZȌǭƔ ǝǼ ʹʷʸʸ ǽǾǭǯǹǭȁǼǽǼȌdzȀDZ ȁdzǺ ȁǾȌȁdz ǭȁǼǹǶǷȋ ȊǷǴDZȀȋ ȁǼȂ ǹDZ ȁȌȁǸǼ ơNjȁǼǹǶǷȏȁdzȁǭƢƔ MANOLIS ANASTASAKOS Manolis Anastasakos was born in Greece and currently lives in Athens. He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in the Balkans, in Europe, in Asia and in America. He has worked as a sculptor, painter, director, engraver and also as a designer for movies. In addition, he has taken part in theater and television productions. He worked for the Opening Ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games in Athens. A lot of contemporary art museums, galleries as well as private collectors own Anastasakos artworks.

Nowadays he works as a freelancer artist. He enjoys working as a mural painter and he is interested in Street Art. His has been honored several international awards.

In 2011 he presented his 3rd solo exhibition called “Personhood”.

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Who you want to be 50x70 Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008 11

The None Port 100x70cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008

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The Circus 22x30cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2007

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Dreams and Conflicts 100x70cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2007

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Passing 26x50cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008

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Dreaming and fishing 100x70cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008

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Who 100x70cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008

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Dancing with you 100x70cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2008

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Waiting for a dream to come 22x30cm Tempera, casein and oil pastel on paper 2007

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NjǕǏǘǑǜ NjǞǕNjǖǑǜ Ǚ NjǸȊǻdzǿ NjȂǸȉǹdzǿ ȀǽǼȐǰǭȀDZ DzȇǯǾǭȃǶǷȋ ȀȁdzǺ NjǺȇȁȉȁdz ǜȅǼǸȋ ǔǭǸȓǺ ǝDZȅǺȓǺ ȁdzǿ NjǴȋǺǭǿ ǭǽȏ ȁǼ ʸˀˀʾ Ȋȇǿ ȁǼ ʹʷʷʹ ǹDZ ǷǭǴdzǯȋȁǾǶǭ ȁdzǺ ǚƔ ǚǭǽǭȀǽȐǾǼȂƔ Å ʹʷʷʻ ȊǯǶǺDZ ǰDZǷȁȏǿ ǭǽȏ ȁǼ ơ ¾Åº» É·ĺ ¹¾ÅÅ ż »É¿½ÄƢ ȁȇǺ ǑǚNjƑ ǯǶǭ ơ ËÈÄ¿ÊËÈ» »É¿½ÄƢƔ ǥȅDZǶ ȀȂǹǹDZȁȉȀȅDZǶ ȀDZ Ʃ·ÈÊ¿ÉÊ È»É¿º»Ä¹¿»Éƪ ȀDZ NjǹDZǾǶǷȋƑ ǔȌǺǭ ǷǭǶ ǠǶǺǸǭǺǰȌǭƔ ǥǾǯǭ ȁǼȂ ǮǾȌȀǷǼǺȁǭǶ ȀDZ ǶǰǶȇȁǶǷȊǿ ȀȂǸǸǼǯȊǿ ȀDZ ǏǸǸȉǰǭƑ ǎǭǺȌǭƑ NjǹDZǾǶǷȋƑ ǷǭǶ ȀȁǼ ǹǼȂȀDZȌǼ Ʃ »Ä·Ä ÈÊ »ÄÊ»Èƪ ¾»ÄÐÅË ȁdzǿ ǔȌǺǭǿƔ ALEXIS AVLAMIS Alexis Avlamis studied painting at the “School of Fine Arts” of Athens from 1997 to 2002 with Professor P. Papaspyrou . In 2004 he was accepted at the “Rhode Island School of Design” U.S. for “MFA Furniture Design”. He has participated in «artist residencies» in Finland, America and China. His artworks belong in private collections in Greece, Denmark, America and in the «Henan Art Center» in Zhenzou, China .

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Duality 200x200cm Mixed media on canvas 2010

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Cityscape 180 x 180 cm Mixed media on canvas 2013

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Giant 168 x 325 cm Mixed media on paper 2013

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A Lucid Dream 125x125 cm Mixed media on paper 2011

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Floating around 42 x 56 cm Acrylic, coloured and mechanical pencils, ballpoint pen on paper 2013

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Sowing the seeds of silence 125x125cm Acrylic, coloured, mechanical pencils, ballpoint pen on paper 2011 26

I choose a mountain 56 x 76 cm Acrylic, coloured, mechanical pencils, ballpoint pen on paper 2013

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ÇŁÇ—ÇœÇ?Ç‹Ç—Ç?ǓǗǙǜ ÇšÇ‹ÇšÇ‹Ç–Ç“ÇĄÇ‹Ç•Ç™ÇšÇ™ÇžÇ•Ç™Çœ Ç™ Ç”Č‡ÇşČ€Č Ç­ÇşČ ČŒÇşÇźÇż ǚǭǽǭǚǜȅǭǸČ?ǽǟȂǸǟǿ ǯǹǺǺȋǴdzǡǹ Č€Č ÇłÇş NjǴȋǺǭ Č Çź ʸˀʞʟƔ ÇœÇ˝ÇźČ?ǰǭȀǹ Ç˛Č‡ÇŻÇžÇ­ČƒÇśÇˇČ‹ Č€Č ÇłÇş Ç‹ÇşČ‡Č Č‰Č Çł ÇœČ…ÇźÇ¸Č‹ ǔǭǸȓǺ Ç?ǹȅǺȓǺ ǚǹ Č Çł ǛȊǺǭ ǚǭǽǭȀǽČ?ǞǟȂ ǡǭǜ Č…Ç­ÇžÇ­ÇˇČ ÇśÇˇČ‹ ǚǹ Č Çź ǖǜȅȉǸdz Ç‹ÇžČƒÇ­ÇžČ‰Ć” Ç”Ç­Č Č‰ Č Çź ǭǡǭǰdzǚǭČ?ǡČ? ČŠČ ÇźÇż ʚʡʸʚ ĆŻ ʚʡʸʺ Č€Č‚ÇšÇšÇąČ ÇąČŒČ…Çą Č€Č Çź Ç–ÇąČ Ç­Ç˝Č Č‚Č…ÇśÇ­ÇˇČ? ǚǞČ?ǯǞǭǚǚǭ ĆĄÇ˘ÇłČƒÇśÇ­ÇˇČŠÇż Ç–ÇźÇžČƒČŠÇż Ç?ȊȅǺdzǿƢ Č ÇłÇż Ç‹ÇşČ‡Č Č‰Č ÇłÇż ÇœČ…ÇźÇ¸Č‹Çż ǔǭǸȓǺ Ç?ǹȅǺȓǺƔ

ÇœČ‚ÇşÇąÇžÇŻČ‰Č€Č ÇłÇˇÇą ǚǹ ǽǸȋǴǟǿ ǽǹǞǜǟǰǜǡȓǺ ǡǭǜ ǚǹ Č ÇłÇş ÇąČƒÇłÇšÇąÇžČŒÇ°Ç­ ĆŠÇ?Çź ÇŒČ‹ÇšÇ­ĆŞ ȇǿ ÇąÇśÇˇÇźÇşÇźÇŻÇžČ‰ČƒÇźÇżĆ” Ç?Ç˝ČŒ Č ÇźČ‚ ǽǭǞČ?ÇşČ ÇźÇż Č€Č‚ÇşÇąÇžÇŻČ‰Ç˛ÇąČ Ç­Çś ǚǹ Č Çł ÇšÇłÇşÇśÇ­ČŒÇ­ ǹǽǜǴǹȓǞdzȀdz ÇŽÇśÇŽÇ¸ČŒÇźČ‚ ĆŠ ʞÄÉ ÂťĂŒÂżÂťĂ? Ă…Âź ÅÅà ÉƪƔ Ç?Çź ʚʡʡʡ ǹǝǹǰČ?Ç´Çł Č Çź ǡČ?ǚǜǡƖȉǸǚǽǟȂǚ Č ÇźČ‚ ǚǹ Č ČŒČ Ç¸Çź ĆŠÇ™ Ç?ǜȉǽȇǺǭǿƪƑ Č Çź ʚʡʡˀ ĆŠÇ™ Ç?ǜȉǽȇǺǭǿ ĆŻ ÇŽÇąČ‚Č ÇąÇžÇźÇşČ?ǚǜǟǺƪ ǡǭǜ Çł ĆĄÇ?Ç˝ÇśÇ¸Ç­ÇžČ…ČŒÇ­Ć˜Ć˘ Č Çź ʚʡʸʸƔ Ç?Çź ʚʡʡʺ Č Çź Ç–ÇźČ‚Č€ÇąČŒÇź ǖǽǹǺȉǡdz ǽǭǞȋǯǯǹǜǸǹ Ç˝ÇźÇžČ ÇžČŠČ Çź Č ÇźČ‚ Ç‹ÇşČ Č“ÇşÇł ǖǽǹǺȉǡdzƔ Ç‹Ç˝Č? Č Çź ʚʡʡʝ Č Çź ȊǞǯǟ ǭǺȋǡǹǜ Č€Č ÇśÇż ÇšČ?Ǻǜǚǹǿ ȀȂǸǸǟǯȊǿ Č ÇźČ‚ Ç–ÇźČ‚Č€ÇąČŒÇźČ‚Ć” Ǽȅǹǜ Č ÇśÇšÇłÇ´ÇąČŒ ǚǹ ÇŽÇžÇ­ÇŽÇąČŒÇź Ç­Ç˝Č? Č Çź ǧǰǞȂǚǭ Ç?ǜȉǺǺdz ǡǭǜ Ç?ȇȋǿ ÇœÇ˝Č‚ÇžÇźÇ˝ÇźČ?ǸǟȂƔ

ǼǞǯǭ Č ÇźČ‚ ÇŽÇžČŒČ€ÇˇÇźÇşČ Ç­Çś Ȁǹ ÇśÇ°ÇśČ‡Č ÇśÇˇČŠÇż ǡǭǜ ǰdzǚČ?Ȁǜǹǿ ȀȂǸǸǟǯȊǿ Č€Č ÇłÇş Ç?ǸǸȉǰǭ ǡǭǜ Č Çź ÇąÇťČ‡Č ÇąÇžÇśÇˇČ?Ć” KONSTANTINOS PAPAMICHALOPOULOS Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos was born in Athens in 1975. He studied art at the “School of Fine Artsâ€? with Rena Papaspyrou and the technique of etching with Michalis Arfaras.

In the academic year of 2012-2013 he participated in the Masters degree in Digital Arts at the School of Fine Arts’’.

Papamichalopoulos worked with various magazines and the Greek newspaper ‘’To Vima� as an illustrator. He is currently working with the monthly journal, the “Athens Review of Books�.

In 2000 he published the comic-album titled “The Giaponas�, then in 2009 “The Giaponas - Deuteronomy� and finally, “Squadron!� in 2011. In 2003, the Benaki Museum commissioned a portrait of Antonis Benaki. Since 2004 this artwork is exhibited to the permanent collections of the Benaki Museum. He has been honored with an award from the Foundation Yannis and Zoi Spyropoulos.

His artworks are in both private and public collections in Greece and abroad.

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Study for Gaius-1 45x30cm Drypoint etching 2010

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Gaius-1 150x100cm Drypoint, ink, egg-tempera and gold leaf on paper 2011

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A passing giant 32x72 Drypoint etching, egg-tempera, ink on paper 2012

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Moon overlooking planes 21x19,5 Drypoint etching, egg-tempera, ink on paper 2012

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Otomo II 40x60 Drypoint etching, egg-tempera, ink on paper 2009

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Blue Pillar 21x19,5 Drypoint etching, egg-tempera, ink on paper 2012

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Ogami Itto 40x60 Drypoint etching, egg-tempera, ink and gold leaf on paper 2008

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