Artist CV
Artist's statement
(b 1956GR. Lives and works in athens)
Lassithiotakis’ highly abstract compositions rely on indirect, elliptical and unconventional symbols, which require viewers’ attempted interpretation in order to be ‘completed’ from the artist’s point-of-view. Contrary to the general perception of abstraction as a mode of expresion that sits at a permanent distance from classical representation, his intention is for the works to operate like a portrait, still life or vanitas.Solo exhibitions
- 2020
- Relation/Shapes, Gallerie Marie Robin, Paris
- 2019
- Ideal lines works on paper, Ikastikos kiklos Gallery, Athens
- 2018
- dlgallery Athens
- 2017
- Lefa municipal gallery,curator E. Gerolymatou
- 2013
- Astrolavos gallery, Athens
- 2012
- Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
- 2011
- Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 2009
- TIF-Pavilion 6 (44th Dimitria), Thessaloniki
- 2008
- Art Gallery, Alexanroupoli
- Elementary school of Falatados, Tinos island
- 2007
- Athens Art Gallery, Athens
- 2006
- Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki
- 2005
- Athens Art Gallery, Athens
- Agathi Gallery (Art Athina), Athens
- 2002
- Agathi Gallery (Art Athina), Athens
- 2001
- Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
- Art Forum- Vilka Gallery, Thessaloniki
- 2000
- Tzamia, Cristalla Gallery, Chania
- 1999
- Art Forum, Vilka Gallery, Thessaloniki
- 1998
- Medousa Art Gallery, Athens
- Kleiner Raum :Clasing- Gallery Etage, Münster
- 1997
- Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki
- 1996
- Medousa Art Gallery- Medousa +1
- Athens | Tzamia, Cristalla Gallery, Chania
- 1993
- Medousa Art Gallery, Athens
- 1991
- Epikentro Gallery, Patra
- 1990
- Stavrakakis Gallery, Heraklion
- 1989
- Medousa Art Gallery, Athens
- 1985
- Dada Art Gallery, Athens
- 1983
- Dada Art Gallery, Athens
- 1981
- Dada Art Gallery, Athens
Group exhibitions
- 2020
- Vienna parallel Rudolf Sallinger platz 1
- 2019
- dr,julious I ap gallery, PV for century celebration of the Bauhaus on its 100th, Berlin
- ONYX Alfa gallery Miami
- 2018
- Art Athina,IkastikoskIklos./Back to basics, Enia gallery, (curator A, Potamianou), /Conciousness, Alfa Gallery Miami
- 2017
- «100 years after the October Revolution» , State museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki,(curator: Yiannis Bolis),/, Art Athina, Astrolavos gallery,/ Back to Athens, Gateway to Freedom, Cheap art gallery,( curator Thalia Vrachopoulos), /Reminders, Spiliotopoulos Warehouse, Historical Triangle, Athens, (curator G. Georgakopoulos).
- «100 years after the October Revolution» , State museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, (curator: Yiannis Bolis).
- 2016
- «Three generations of Greek painting, municipal gallery of Athens,/ "I dared to praise ..." Eleftherios Venizelos 80 years after his death "(curator Louisa Karapidakis), Basilica of St. Mark, Heraklion, Crete
- 2015
- «Art Athina», Astrolavos gallery
- 2014
- «Painting II», Frisira Museum, Athens | «Art Athina», Astrolavos gallery, «Statement made», (curator: A. Potamianou)
- 2013
- «To Tinos», Cultural Foundation of Tinos (curator: C. Marinos) | «The maelstrom of art and history», Chapel Renier, Chania (curator: P. Kounenaki)
- 2011
- “Art Athina”, Astrolavos Gallery | “Time aspects”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon(curator: M. Maragou) | “20x20”, Athinais, Athens (curator:T.Mavrotas)
- 2010
- “Tracing Istanbul”, Greek Embassy –Theological School of Halki,Istanbul | Technopolis, Athens (curator: I. Criticou)
- 2009
- “Ambassadors of Contemporary Greek Art- Three Generations of painters”, Hellenic Museum, Melbourne (curator: H. Kambouridis) | “35 visual artists for Democracy”, Zappeion Megaron, Athens (curator: T. Mavrotas)
- 2008
- “Art Athina”, Astrolavos Gallery, Tsatsis Projects Gallery
- 2007
- Publication of a monograph on his entire ouevre by “Ta nea” newspaper, distributed nationally as part of the series of “Contemporary Greek Painters” | “Native Place”, Benaki Museum, Athens ( curator: I. Criticou)
- 2006
- “Kites”, Astrolavos Gallery, Athens- European Parliament Headquarters, Brussels |“Panorama of Art”, M.C.A, Thessaloniki | “Dialogues”, M.M.C.A.-Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki | “There was once Penelope Delta”, AthensCollege (curator: I. Criticou) | “Calendar of National Stationary Office”, Agathi Gallery, Athens
- 2004
- “Olympic Spirit and Contemporary Greek Art”, Athens Municipal Cultural Centre (curator: P. Kounenaki) | “Love Art, Love the World”, Andronikos Art Gallery, Mykonos (curator : E. Anthopoulou) | “The Olympic Idea in the Sky”, Astrolavos Gallery, Athens | “Gallery Walk”, Agathi Gallery, Athens | “Athens, city of Games”, Technopolis, Athens | “ Mickey meets Art”, Hellenic American Union, Athens | “Missal”, Ekfrasi Gallery, Athens (curator: I. Criticou)
- 2003
- “Oikade”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon - Melina Merkouri Cultural Centre, Athens (curator: M. Maragou) | “Coup de Coeur”,Athens Art Gallery (curator: E. Alexaki) | “Olympic Spirit and Contemporary Greek Art”, Municipal Gallery of Chania, Crete- M.M.C.A., Thessaloniki- Giorgio de Chirico Cultural Centre, Volos (curator: P. Kounenaki)
- 2002
- “People- Faces- Figures”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon (curator: M. Maragou) | “90 years from the liberation of the N.Aegean ”, Ministry of the Aegean, Mytilini
- 2001
- “Visions and Bonds”, Libety’s Park Art Centre, Athens (curator: H. Kambouridis) | “Rupture- Convergence, Beltsios Collection”, Cultural Foundation of the Municipality of Trikala (curator: M. Stefanidis)
- 1999
- “4th Biennale of Sarjah” [2nd Award], U.A. Emirates (curator:A.Schina) | “ At the crossroad of Crete”, Tzamia Cristalla Art Gallery, Chania, Crete(curator: P. Kounenaki) | “Ideas and Idols”, Campus Art &Science, Athens(curator: F. Tzanetoulakou)
- 1998
- “With the Lyre and the Fiddlebow”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon (curator: M. Maragou) | “Iakynthia 98”, Anogia, Crete | “Art Athina 6”, Medousa Art Gallery | “Aischyleia 98”, Eleusis (curator: L.Kokkini) | “The new collection”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art,Thessaloniki | “Under Cover- Revelations- Editions”, Pretoria Art Museum,South Africa
- 1997
- “Art Athina 5”, Medousa Art Gallery | “Argo, Mythical Voyages”, SpirerMansion, Volos (curator: A. Schina) | “Focus of the Gaze”, Headquarter of the WEU, Brussels (curator: A. Schina)
- 1996
- “Osaka Triennale”, Osaka, Japan | “Astir of Paros” (organized byMedousa Art Gallery), Paros island
- 1989
- “Body and Spirit”, Zappeion Megaron, Athens (curator: N. Rogan)
- 1987
- “Antipodes -Young Greek Artists”, Modern Art Museum, Melbourne
- 1985
- “Eikastika”, Municipal Art Centre of Athens, Athens | “The Hellenic Dimension”, Vorres Collection, Chicago
- 1986
- “2nd Biennale of Young Artists from the Mediterranean”, Thessaloniki | “Lassithiotakis- Marouda- Tsakiris”, Epipeda Art Gallery, Athens- PanselinosArt Gallery, Thessaloniki | “Kallidromio II”, Athens | “Pieridis Collection” (Dimitria 86), Thessaloniki
- 1984
- “Lassithiotakis- Adamakos- Vordoni-”, Athens College, Athens
Awards & residencies
- 1999
- 4th Biennale of Sarjah””, [2nd Award], U.A. Emirates
Teaching
Professor, department of graphic design, University of West Attica, Athens