EleniKapiri is an artist on Naxos
working in sculpture, paint , photography and poetry
Eleni Kapiri was
born in 1970 in Moni, on Naxos. Her father operated a marble
quarry and this brought her into direct contact with the unique
qualities of Naxian marble. She began to make her first sculptures
at the age of 12. At 18 she studied at the Fine Arts School of
Tinos.
She has spent time
in Brighton, England, in Germany, and in Athens, but most of her
working life has been on Naxos, which she loves with a fierce
passion and pride.
- In 2014 she will be exhibiting her sculpture, painting and photography in the Bazeos Tower on Naxos, in Athens and in Thessaloniki.
- In 2000 she took part in an exhibition of traditional artworks in her home village of Moni.
- In 2001 she held an exhibition of her work at the Venetian Museum in the historic old town - the Castro - of Naxos.
- In 2004 she participated at "Dionysia", a series of activities and events organised by the Municipality of Naxos.
- In 2007 she held an exhibition of her paintings (she began painting in 2003) at the "Naxos Cafe".
- In 2008 she held her own exhibition in Athens, at the Art Hall.
Many of her works
are in private collections. Tragically in 1996 a great deal of her
work to that time was stolen from her studio.
"Elements from
the African, Indian, Maori as well as from the Buddhist sculpture
of the Far East make her artworks part of the contemporary global
aesthetic." Stamatina Palmou
"With her work
Eleni Kapiri takes the history of human art from the very
beginning. She is like the Statue of Liberty - only that instead
of the torch, she is holding a paint brush or a chisel."
Jimmy Efthimiou
"Tracey Emin
on steroids. A unique perspective. A sense of the energy and
tension in things, and a powerful connection with the natural
world and her home, Naxos." David Simpson
More pictures of
Eleni's sculpture, painting and photography, and translations of
her poems, to follow
All images
copyright © Eleni Kapiri 2013 - not to be reproduced or used
without the permission of the artist.
Please email to eleni@elenikapiri.net for more information.
Please email to eleni@elenikapiri.net for more information.
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