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Bonhams “The Greek Sale” 15 May 2007 London | |
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Footnotes A work of fiery colour and compositional assurance, lot 130 is representative of the artists mature style: capacious geometric forms distributed along vertical or horizontal axes (reminiscent of his studies in ancient Greek art) and complemented by free, apparently accidental, but essentially self-controlled brushstrokes. Logical association and expressive thrust, perfect order and pure emotion seem to coexist in a harmonious and creative way. This approach results in a kind of robust architectural structure set in motion while retaining a coherent inner rhythm. From within the fiery expressionistic surfaces, where colour has devoured shape, something organically structured emerges that contains this blazing expressive thrust in between the sturdy beams of a well-built edifice. Having studied with great passion the ideal proportions and gold mean of Ancient Greek art, it was impossible for Kondopoulos to let himself be carried away by a frenzied game of colours deprived of any deeper meaning and contemplation. 2 1. See H. Kambouridis - G. Levounis, Modern Greek Art, The 20th Century, Athens 1999, pp. 154, 156 | |
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