I invite the observer to feel part of a superorganism that evolves when we interact and collaborate
Anastasios Nyfadopoulos
In 2015, at the age of 22, Anastasios created “Crisis”, the first public sculpture addressing the consequences of the socio-economic crisis on humanity. Leading national and international media, including the Associated Press and Xinhua News Agency, reported on the artwork. In 2018, the artist received the global arts Award from Red Line Artworks. Ηe is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece and an ambassador of contemporary Greek art. He participates in exhibitions and art fairs in Greece, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Anastasios focuses on humanity, how it is shaped, how it may change and evolve. With the healing process of collective trauma being the overarching theme in his work, he interconnects performance, poems and sculpture. His material research explores basalt fibre, mycelium, plant-based resin, brass and copper. Levi-Strauss’ analysis of how healing can be experienced through myth alongside Aristotle’s concept of catharsis inform his thinking on how visual arts can assist in alleviating societal pain.
Furthermore, he observes the war, environmental, and pandemic crisis we are simultaneously going through and express this liminality we experience, interfering with notions about the “decline of violence” by Stephen Pinker. Instead of disrupting the social fabric and obstructing our shared connections, Anastasios aims to support them with his work and weave them stronger.
Public Artwork
Title: “Crisis”, Dimensions: 6,8 x 3,4 x 4 m
Main Materials: Carbon fiber, Glass fiber, Iron
Vouliagmenis Avenue 602A Athens, Greece
Selected Exhibitions
July 2022: MA Fine Art Final show, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
July 2021: Group Exhibition “Dream of” Institute of Fine Arts Tsichritzi, Kifissia, Greece
May 2021: Group Exhibition “MyheArt” Greek French Association, Athens, Greece
March 2020: Group Exhibition “Retrospectiva” Time of Art Gallery, Kifissia, Greece
November 2019: Group Exhibition “Exposing Violence” Institute of Fine Arts Tsichritzi, Kifissia, Greece
May 2019: Duo Exhibition “Blue like Blue” Time of Art Gallery, Kifissia, Greece
December 2018: Group Exhibition “Mesogeios” Municipal Art Gallery of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
November 2018: Group Exhibition of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece Byzantine Museum of Athens, Greece
October 2018: Group Exhibition “Scenes from the past and the future” Time of Art Gallery, Kifissia, Greece
June 2018: Art Athina 2018, Artzone 42 Gallery, Greece
June 2017: “Refuge: in search of safety” Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2017 (Juried), Bath, United Kingdom
December 2017: Group Exhibition “Regard” by Feral Horses, London, United Kingdom
December 2016: Solo Exhibition “Blue. It is not from around here” Artower Agora Gallery, Athens, Greece
Award
2018 Annual Global Arts Awards, Redline Artworks, United Kingdom