Charcoal Paintings
Exhibition of paintings by Leon Michail curated by art historian, Louisa Karapidaki…

Leon Michail presents, for his second solo exhibition, charcoal, chalk, and soft pastel diptychs and triptychs on paper. Their composition follows the rationale of an intense script characterized by rich tonal gradations between white and black. At the same time, in direct juxtaposition, straight or curved lines are defined cutting and dividing the pictorial forms, resulting in the seclusion of certain fields.
According to the curator, Louisa Karapidaki: “…Two antagonistic thematic axes traverse the exhibition’s works: faces disperse while conversing / divided sites recalling their primordial components”.
On Wednesday, May 31, at 19:30 the exhibition's currator, Louisa Karapidaki offers a guided tour to the public. The artist, Leon Michail will also be present.
Leon Michail was born in Athens, in 1979. From 1998 to 2004 he studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, under the instruction of Professor Tr. Patraskidis. He obtained his Master’s Degree in “Theory and Practice of Language and Arts” from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, where he studied from 2005 to 2007. In 2010 he presented a solo exhibition at "Ekfrasi-Yianna Grammatopoulou Gallery" and he has participated in many group exhibitions.
Information
Artist | Leon Michail |
Organizer | Hellenic American Union, Hellenic American College (HAEC) |
Venue | Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas Gallery, Hellenic American Union |
Start Date | 11/05/2017 |
End Date | 10/06/2017 |
Opening | Thursday, May 11, 2017, 20:00 |
Gallery Hours/Duration | Monday-Friday: 12:00-21:00, Saturday: 10:30-14:30, closed on Sunday |
Type | Exhibition |
Participants | Louisa Karapidaki (curator) |
Interpretation Provided: | No |
Registration Required: | No |
Reservation Required: | No |
Admission Fee | Admission is free |
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