Title: Σύνθεση / Composition
Artist: Σπύρος Βασιλείου (1903− 1985) / Spyros Vassiliou (1903− 1985)
Dimensions: 110 x 160 cm
Year: 20ός αιώνας / 20th century
Details: Spyros Vassiliou (1903-1985) was one of the most important and popular Greek visual artists. He was mainly a painter, he was also a hagiographer, engraver, set designer, writer-critic, and teacher. His artistic production is characterized by the combination of Byzantine art and the experimentation of the contemporary art scene. Specifically, he moved on the axis of the demand for a return to the roots of Greek art, in order to meet trends of the movements of European modernism, in the way they were perceived by the artistic life in Athens. His works, which depict the natural and urban landscape as well as scenes of social life, describe everyday life with a lyrical and dreamlike mood, combining the scholarly with the folk element and tradition with modernity.