Antrea Tzourovits
Aporia
Past
1 October – 31 October 2020
11 Haritos Street, Kolonaki
Kalfayan Galleries (11 Haritos Street, Kolonaki, Athens) present the first solo exhibition of Antrea Tzourovits titled ‘APORIA’.
In his work Antrea Tzourovits employs a wide range of means of expression: sculpture, painting, installations, video, music. He often refers to his personal experiences as a war refugee, but at the same time, he explores – through humor- the ‘different’ and the ‘ambiguous’ in all their forms. He focuses on asking questions, not in giving answers through his works. Furthrmore, emphasis is placed on the poetic-philosophical content of objects and situations. A characteristic feature of the works presented in his first solo exhibition is the intelligent balance between 'reality' and 'appearance', which carries the element of surprise with the viewer as the main recipient and explores the 'different', the 'paradox'.
For the exhibition at Kalfayan Galleries, Antrea Tzourovits is inspired by the myth of the Cave in Plato's ‘Republic’. With starting points the elements of surprise and oxymoron, and often with humor as his main tool, he creates an artistic environment where things are not what they appear to be. Some of his sculptures represent, for example, paper tapes, knives or packing materials and surprise the viewer with their masterful ‘imitation’ of reality. Even his abstract paintings raise questions about ‘matter’. At the same time the materials themselves contradict the 'materiality' of the objects, each time deconstructing the 'fragility' or the 'durability' of the objects. Using a variety of materials (e.g. rubber, glass, resin, wood, acrylics, etc.) and sometimes intervening and modifying the use and function of everyday objects (e.g. garbage bags are turned into balloons, air conditioners produce ice), Tzourovits succeeds to visually bridge art with science, traditional techniques with industrial production.
Artists
Antrea Tzourovits
Antrea Tzourovits (b. 1987, Serbia Montenegro) lives and works in London and Athens.
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