Artia Gallery

Description

"Angelos Spartalis is among the few artists who continue to defend the tattered flag of the avant garde, the value of the images that resist the vulgarity of television. The painting serries "From the Earth to the Moon" includes paintings influenced by the rock years of the 70's. Through heavy bitumen colors, earthy tones and nervous brushstrokes Spartalis investigates the genealogy of the images that literally and metaphorically brought us here: from the Earth [land] (Canaan, hortus conclusus, Promised Land) to the Moon (Lunar landscape, lunacy, the metaphor of Armageddon). And here lies the epilogue of the efforts of the painter. The simple yet momentous fact that Angelos Spartalis -awarded filmmaker and mixed media artist- loves and still believes in painting. As long as the painting does not confine itself in decorative and emotional adjustments but takes a stand on the issues of the era; to propose aesthetics as a revolution."

Art Historian
Manos Stefanides

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