Angelos Makrides - Fanos Kiriakou

Mon Jan 12, 2009 to
Sun Mar 01, 2009

Time: See Description

Location

Cyprus Museum
1 Museum Street
Nicosia, Nicosia

Description

The Cyprus Museum opens its doors for the first time to contemporary art for the exhibition organized by the Municipal Arts Center entitled “Angelos Makrides - Fanos Kiriakou / Synergy at the Cyprus Museum”

The aim of this creative synergy is to display the dynamism of contemporary art in Cyprus while highlighting the close relationship of the Cypriot artists with the history and tradition of Cyprus.

Makrides is one of the island's most outstanding contemporary artists whose work has had a continuous, profound, even subversive influence on the development of plastic arts in Cyprus. His work is rich and diverse, dominated by the human subject and inspired by the eternal struggle between Male and Female, Good and Evil, Heaven and Earth, giving his creations a deeply universal character. In all this, he retains his Cypriot identity, lovingly embracing archaeological forms and enhancing them with the elements of contemporary art.

Fanos Kiriakou is an artist of the younger generation. He managed to create a personal style, with strong elements of fiction, creating impressive installations. For the exhibition in the Cyprus Museum he uses copies of known ancient sculptures which he transforms, creating innovative sculptural compositions.

The exhibition opens on Monday January 12 at 19:30 and runs until 1 March 2009.

Opening Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 -16:00
Thursday: 8:00 – 17:00
Saturday: 9:00 – 16:00
Sunday: 10:00 – 13:00
Monday: closed