DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH of FIKOS

  • Born in Athens, Greece, 1987. Currently lives in Nicosia, Cyprus.

DEGREES of FIKOS

  • Apprenticeship under the guidance of painter George Kordis 2000-2007

THEMES / INSPIRATIONS / INFLUENCES

  • comics
  • icons
  • landscapes 
  • orthodox christian tradition 
  • iconography
  • ancient greek mythology 
  • « self-expression”
  • social environment 

TECHNIQUES

  • egg tempera on handmade Japanese paper glued on wood
  • acrylic 
  • Graffiti
  • Byzantine monumental technique 

FAVORITE PUBLIC SPACES

  • walls

GALLERIES / EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 2020, I ‘m Talking About Life’ at The Edit Gallery, Limassol
  • 2015, ’Fallen Angels’ at Galo Art Gallery, Turin
  • 2013, ’Contemporary Byzantine Painting’ at Sacred Space Gallery, London
  • 2009, ’Naboski Nokolko’ at Angelon Vima Gallery, Athens
  • Duo Exhibition:
  • 2012,’The Stranger’ at S.I.X. D.O.G.S. Gallery, Athens

Selected Group Exhibitions:

  • 2021, Metamorphosis at Fiminco foundation,
    Paris ReA! fair at Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan
  • 2019, ’45×45′ at The Blender Gallery, Athens
  • ‘Summer 2019’ at The Edit Gallery, Nicosia
  • 2018, ’For Graphics’ at Kyiv Art Week, Kyiv
  • ‘Cultural Memory’ at Archaeological Museum of Milos, Milos Island ‘Walls and Streets-NYC meets Athens’ at Alibi Gallery, Athens 
  • 2017,’Frankfurter Buchmesse 2017′ at Nefeli Publishing, Frankfurt
  • 2016, ‘The Armory Show’ at The Breeder Gallery,
    New York ‘Frieze’ at The Breeder Gallery, New York
  • ‘Aitch-Fikos-Saddo’ at Serindia Gallery, Bangok
  • 2015,“Dryos Anagnosma” at Zappeion Mansion, Athens
  • 2010,’Zalgiris 600′ at National Gallery of Art, Vilnious
  • 2007, ’Icons’ Art’ at Benaki Museum, Athens

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Une street histoire de l’art: 50 ans d’art urbain révèlent 5000 ans d’histoire de l’art’ by Cyrille Gouyette, 2021
  • “Όταν Μεγαλώσω (When I grow up)” illustrated by Fikos, Nefeli Publishing, 2018
  • ’Mural Masters: A New Generation’ by Kiriakos Iosifidis, 2018 ‘Walled City: The Art of the Mural’ by Sandu Publishing, 2017
  • ‘Street art / today: The 50 most influential street artists today’ by Bjørn Van Poucke & Elise Luong, 2016

IMPORTANT EVENTS

2021

  • Commission for Sitel group company, Athens

2019

  • ‘Maison de Quartier’ for the Municipality of Versailles

2018

  • ‘Hero’ for Almetyevsk Public Art Program, Tatarstan ‘Centauromachy’ for the Western Greece’s Region Building, Patras ‘Versailles Project’ for the Municipality of Versailles

2017

  • Double face mural for the Welding Greek Institute, Elefsis

2016

  • ‘Gorgo’ for the House of Representatives of Cyprus, Nicosia ‘Sovann Macha’ for Bukruk Urban Arts Festival, Bangok

2014

  • ‘ETH Zürich Project’ for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich ‘Nómada’ for Board Dripper Festival, Queretaro

ARTISTIC ENVIRONMENT

  • Orthodox iconography and murals
  • Ancient art