IN THE age of the Greek crisis, some artists look further towards alternative methods of creativity and materials. Most traditional art materials are expensive, but there are also options that are free, and everywhere: arte povera was a movement that pioneered this approach in a conceptual manner, back in the Sixties and Seventies. Today, Lefki Christidou has found some contemporary ‘poor materials’ of her choice, using them in a more decorative style, especially the Coca-Cola tin, which adds a slightly more pop aesthetic to her work.
It’s also in line with how artists today combine the art process with recycling. She manages to transform this everyday object into flowers, cats, people, landscapes and more, at Athens’s Gallery 7, in an exhibition entitled ‘Bailout deal – developments’. Opens on September 25 (runs till October 13).
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Love these! I wanted to re-blog but your reblog button seems to have vanished. Also it’s so boring having to enter my name and password around three times every time I want to make a comment (on most blogs). There must be something that can be done about that?
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FYI, AFTER I Re entered my password the reblog button has come back. AAARRGGHHH 🤣
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Reblogged this on Letters from Athens and commented:
I think these are marvelous! It’s fantas when artists use their imagination to overcome other shortcomings such as lack of funds or other materials. This is done a lot by African artists such as El Anatsui, about whom more to come.
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Oh I had no idea it was so difficult to reblog or that the reblog button hsd vanished. I’m soory about this but I’m afraid I’m not very good at these technical things and how to sort them out. I have spent many hours trying to figure out what the wordpress instructions mean! I need to spend more time on the blog but I just don’t have it at the moment. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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and thanks for reblogging despite these problems
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It’s not only on your blog. I will send a complaint. But I think it can be managed through the settings, don’t ask me how😬
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