Bonhams “The Greek Sale” 20 May 2008 London | |
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Footnotes Literature: A painter committed to arts social value and a prominent figure in art education, Dimosthenis Kokkinidis produces powerful works that expertly combine imaginative figuration with sophisticated abstraction. The Painter belongs to his Trial of Transcendence series (1992-2000), a body of work in which the artist concludes his discourse on human existence. Through his continuous probing into mans relationship with the social, natural and metaphysical spheres, Kokkinidis established a different approach in handling the human figure and the world: in contrast to the solid surfaces of the surrounding cosmos, the human figure - in this case the painter himself - is almost always modelled with a more fragile brushstroke.1 The final outcome, as perceptively pointed out by Professor D. Maronitis, is a contemplative and generous visual premise. There are neither agonizing cries nor bursts of lyrical euphoria; rather, a promise of serenity and calmness after a storm that has passed - for good? - one that seems to have cleansed the dusty colours of our soiled world.2 1. A. Ioannidis, The Painting of D. Kokkinidis in D. Kokkinidis, Adam publ., Athens 2002, pp. 42-47. | |
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