International Contemporary Masters Vol V

EVI PHOTOPOULOS

THE GREEK CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTIST


SOUTHERN NEVADA
Museum of Fine Arts
"Bloom Land"

International Contemporary Masters Vol V
Exhibition 2nd March– 2ndJune 2012


«The storm of fire in 2007, one of the greatest disasters in Greece to this date, is turned by the hands of Evi Photopoulos into an active field of a unique spiritual and aesthetic experience». Katerina Voreadou,
Natural History Museum of Crete.

«The artist, Mrs. Photopoulos through her paintings once again spreads the message of hope and faith that we can all come to love nature again».Giannis Drositis, Heraklion Municipal Art Gallery

Sensitive to the environmental issues which greatly affect our small neighborhoods as well as the whole of Greece and ultimately the entire planet ,assist the cry of protest through art of Evi Photopoulos for the
indifference, overexploitation, "rape" and destruction of our natural environment.

On Saturday, March 10th , the first month of the spring, when we all admire the splendor of nature, this cry of despair from the artist echoes even more tragic to our complacent ears.
Evi Photopoulos' oil paintings included in the series, "Bloom Land," constitute a continuation of the traditions of Byzantine Art. The dark tones and deep dramatic colours, which lead associatively to the ritual atmosphere of the Byzantine churches, become a counterpoint to the cold breath of polished aluminum
and remind one of the explosive religious iconography of the Divine Judgment and the Second Coming.

At the same time, her paintings are modern and comprehensible, overflowing with the passion of the creator who is shaken and overwhelmed by the actions of Man against Man and against the Environment accommodating him.

Summarizing her views, the artist states: "Through my series of works, "The Bloom Land" I wish to inform all fellow-human beings to the point where each and every one of us acquires a sensitive environmental awareness and power of freedom to demand the future of the next generation on Earth".

Evi Photopoulos studied initially in the Art Workshop of great Greek carver Konstantinos Grammatopoulos (1990-1994).
She then travelled to Milan where she was specialized in clothing design (1995-1999), in order to experiment also with other printing and art creation materials.
Her experience was enriched by her apprenticeship in the Art Workshop of N. Christoforakis in Athens (2000-2003) she continued in the Byzantine Workshop of N. Giannakakis (2004-2007), and then afterwards concluded her studies at London Art College & Tate Courses (2007-2009) thus completing in total a seventeen-year study in the field.

Her work has been exhibited at the: MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY OF (LOS ANGELES & HERAKLION OF CRETE), HLSI HIGHGATE GALLERY - LONDON, INFINITY GALLERY - NEW YORK, ARTWORK GALLERY -DENVER,FACTORY OF ART-OLIVE PRESS -CHANIA, ART FORUM -BERLIN,(PREBIENNALE & PROJECT JUNE) in “STUDIO CARAPOSTOL” –VENICE &CHIANCIANO BIENNALE- MUSEUM OF MODERN ART,GUANLAN BASE PRINT-BIENNALE CHINA,MERIDA MUSEO MEXICO-EFFETO BIENNALE.

To see abstracts from Evi Photopoulos’s work on-line, please
visit:www.2evi.gr / contact@2evi.gr/tel:00306951260040

Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art/450 Fremont St., /Suite 280Las Vegas, NV 89101/Phone:702-382-2926
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EXHIBITION OF "INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY MASTERS Volume V" TO PREMIER IN LAS VEGAS

March 10, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV -

World Wide Art Books and the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine
Arts are presenting the 5th show featuring the artists from the 2012 edition of the

annual art publication, International Contemporary Masters. Like the book itself, the exhibition will join

together and celebrate the work of groundbreaking artists from around the world, who are paving the

way in innovation and technique. The show will run from March 10 through June 2.

Visit this link to see the first of the4 shows at the Southern Nevada Museum of Art in Las Vegas. www.snmfa.com

Curator: Despina Tunberg


Artists from 17 Countries around the world are participating, including:


Abdelkhalek Aghzout Austria/Morocco
Richard Bailey Nevada
Logan Bauer Arizona
Mary Bechtol Texas
Heidi Bjork England
Roberto Brandwayn Colombia
Jordan Brooks Kansas
Jody Bruce British Columbia, Canada
Michael Cababe Nevada
Pier Callegarini Italy
John Carpenter Texas
Jutta Chalk NSW, Australia
Sheldon Chase California
Vivian Wenhuey Chen California
Monika Degan Texas
Stephen Degan Texas
Dr Cecilia Del Toro Florida
Patrick Deshayes New Jersey
R W Firestone California
J A Fligel Ontario, Canada
Yves Gabriel Florida
Lana Greben Quebec, Canada
Martha Greiner Florida
Michael Grine Tennessee
Angela Hague Colorado
Christine Hahner Germany
Kathryn Hart Colorado
Hope Hebert Louisiana
Lori Hoddinott Ontario, Canada
Jonathon Kassel South Africa
Josta Keil Germany
Marie LaFontaine Canada
Ovidiu Lebejoara California
Lynn Letourneau California
Miriam Libhaber Mexico
Senay Lule Turkey
Michelangelo Mandich Italy
Caroline Mars Singapore
David M Morgan Ohio
Manuella Muerner-Marioni Switzerland
Sanna Myrttinen Germany
Katerina Novoselova Russia
Renee Paul Quebec, Canada
Minna Kirstine Pedersen Denmark
Evi Photopoulos Crete, Greece
Valentina Plishchina New York
Pari Ravan France
Silvana LaCreta Ravena Minnesota
Eddie Rehm New York
Chrys Roboras Greece
Michele Rocca Luxemburg
Cynthia Rogers California
Hugo Ruggiero California
Henriette Simon Germany
Barbara Simonson Connecticut
Kristina Skretkova Germany/Bulgaria/Cyprus
Susan Obermeyer Strauss Colorado
Sallie-Anne Swift California
Annette Tan California
Lucette Tremblay Quebec, Canada
Elizabeth Uyehara California
Paul Uyehara California
Selena Valenti Nevada
Alex Voorn Florida
Sara Waisburg Mexico
Para Zoev Belgium
Vranckx Anna USA