Kostis Velonis
Ghost Beggar
Past
10 June – 26 September 2020
11 Haritos Street, Kolonaki
Kalfayan Galleries (11 Haritos Str., Athens) present the solo exhibition of Kostis Velonis titled ‘Ghost Beggar’. It is the first exhibition, in which the artist is presenting works from all aspects of his artistic practice: sculptures, drawings on paper and paintings.
The historic figure of Pierrot, constantly transformed yet always imprisoned in his white look and feckless attitude, is the main inspiration for the sculptures, drawings and paintings exhibited in the show at Kalfayan Galleries. Known for his own passivity, Pierrot is akin to the nameless citizen who vanishes in the crowd. In this respect, the works function as dramatic exercises of introversion in the political realm. The rhetoric of whiteness introduces a dialogue about radical alterity, the absolute Other that may concern the Self as well. At this point, the theatrical figure of Pierrot, with the white powder on his face accentuated by the paleness of a non-radiant moon, becomes a vector of a wide array of references, from sculpture’s relation to the original meaning of the “clown” to its connection with the “clot” and the semiotics of white in fashion and clothing design.
Artists
Kostis Velonis
Kostis Velonis lives and works in Athens. He holds an MRes in Humanities and Cultural Studies from London Consortium (Birkbeck College, ICA, AA, Tate). He studied Arts Plastiques/ Esthétiques at Université Paris 8 (D.E.A) and earned his PhD from the Department of Architecture, N.T.U.A University of Athens.
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