Exhibition Spirit and Imagination with paintings by Anna Georghiou and Phil Bird at Gallery Kypriaki Gonia Larnaka Cyprus.
Spirit and Imagination is dedicated to the memory of the loving Mother of Maria Georghiou.
Venue:
Gallery Kypriaki Gonia
45 Stadiou Street
Larnaka 6020, Cyprus
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Phone: +357 24 621 109
Website: www.gallerykypriakigonia.com.cy
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Anna Georghiou MA
Spirit and Imagination is dedicated to the Loving Memory of My Mother Maria Georghiou.
My new paintings are inspired by the magic and majesty of Cyprus, Catalonia and Dartmoor, The worlds that lies beneath the veil, there waiting for us all to see and be part of if we choose.
I show groups of figures in a timeless setting; offering viewer’s alternative possible worlds, questioning perceptions of reality and being, while embracing imagination and spirit.
In essence my new works have helped me to come to the simple realisation that there is a more mature and evolved way for all of us to live and be on this earth.
As an artist I do not create visual work’s which make negative statements about the current state of our world and time, Media, photography and journalism do this. As a painter I resist being drawn into the culture of fear and negativity that is dominant all around us and is constantly fed to us through main stream media. Instead my work visualises a beauty and Spirit, an honesty and simplicity, showing our human potential to nurture, grow and be kind.
We can evolve into a beautiful peaceful species, living consciously rather than by default.
www.artannageorghiou.info
Phil Bird MA
‘Oracles and Mirrors’
A mythic magical light shines vividly in Phil Bird’s latest series of Paintings .Drenched in a jewel like mysterious interior glow, these are paintings that have their origin “deep within the labyrinthine caves of the human psyche” to quote Anna Georghiou .
Bird’s paintings invite the viewer to weave creative narratives from the exotic tableaus that he presents. These are travellers’ tales brought back from the subterranean realms of Orpheus. They celebrate the power of our intuitive imagination, revealing worlds evoked from beyond the merely mundane and rational scenarios of our everyday lives. They are food for the soul.
These dramatic visual stories are full of light and dark themes. Phil hopes You will unfold them in ways meaningful to yourselves. There are no right or wrong readings they are like oracles, and also like mirrors in which we can both loose and rediscover ourselves anew.
www.artmusephilbird.com
The Artist’s
Phil Bird M.A. ( Goldsmiths) & Anna Georgiou M.A (Northampton) have strong connections with the Cyprus Art Scene and spend their time between Cyprus, UK and Catalonia.
Phil and Anna taught at the Cyprus college of Art for 5 years Phil led the foundation Course and both taught on Degree and post grad at the Cornaro Arts Institute working with the College founder the late eminent painter Stass Paraskos.
Phil is a Painter and art educator with over 30 years experience. With major shows in Britain, Cyprus, Germany , Spain and USA , his work is in many public and private collections, including the British National Collection and collections in Cyprus and the Mediterranean world.
Anna has represented Cyprus in Europe in touring exhibitions such as Divercity, organised by Cyprus ministry of culture , she is a member of EKATE
In 2016/17 they completed 2 large scale public mural commissions in Rio Roja De Ebro Catalonia.
Phil and Anna are also the musical duo Troubadour’s Garden, they perform their Original music internationally and have released several CD,s.
Friday, April 27, 2018, 10:00
To Friday, May 11, 2018
