Inner State by Maria Mavropoulou

“Inner State” is a series of photography Maria shot during Greek stagnation 2014 - 2016, and as she says “Revisiting these photographs nowadays, during the Covid-19 health crisis, I sense those same feelings of uncertainty and  unpredictable change of fundamental aspects of everyday life as we used to know it. This current global situation may be an important moment to realize that no matter what causes a crisis, or where it takes place, solidarity, collaboration and compassion is our only way out. “

House in Pyrgos, Santorini, Greece

Kapsimalis Architects designed a picturesque minimalistic house in Pyrgos, Santorini with views towards the Mediterranean Sea.  It offers breathtaking views towards vineyards and the Mediterranean Sea. The property can be divided into three separate dwellings with individual outdoor spaces. 

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Photography by Giorgos Sfakianakis

Not Enough Space

“This is a short movie, claims that sometimes you are trapped on your inner self, thoughts and situations. Your own personality keeps you tight, but it's never too late to brake your shell and breathe again.”

Directed and edited: Stefanos Milionis
Dop: Stefanos Milionis
Act: Nansy Georgopoulou
Music & sfx: 64visions

Urban Mist by John Drossos

Greek photographer, John Drossos shares his misty and wonderful photographic world. 

Illustrations by Mike Karolos

Athens-based illustrator with a wide experience in editorials Mike Karolos shares his recent works

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Apparatuses for (Extra)Ordinary Acts

Apparatuses for (Extra)Ordinary Acts (artist Charitini Gkritzali) is a sequence of depictions of the complex relationship between humans, objects and surrounding spaces. They attempt to illustrate this relationship’s present form, designate the way it is currently experienced, analyse it, and reflect over it in a descriptive or connotative manner. In this context, several factors and concepts deeply familiar to humans appear anaemic, unsound or expired: time, senses, individuality, conscience. The succession of apparatuses is cyclic. It exceeds progression and graduality, evoking doubt over its representational robustness. Ultimately, Apparatuses for (Extra)Ordinary Acts lead to the reformulation not only of human’s relationship with objects and surroundings, but with the very notion of realness and representation’s utopic nature.

Datascapes by Dimitris Ladopoulos

Datascapes is a series of data landscapes, exploring the juxtaposition between digital information and natural environments.All artworks were produced by manipulating pixel data from various images into new forms using a technique know as pixel-sorting.

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Digital Art Loops by Adam Martinakis

Truly born as CG Artis, Adam Martinakis creates stunning video digital artworks by looping the beauty inside absolute void

“Imagining art being a bridge, a connection between the spirit and the material,
the living and the absent, the personal and the universal”

— Adam Martinakis

Art of Panos Tsagaris

New York based, Greek artist Panos Tsagaris burst onto the art scene in 2005 with his first solo exhibition "Theanthropic" and has since embarked, both artistically and personally—as these are undeniably intertwined, at least in Tsagaris’ case—on a journey of continual transformation towards a higher state, a “state of Catharsis” in the artist’s own words.

Drawing on the fields of spiritualism, esotericism and the Occult among others, his artistic process can be compared to that of an alchemist, as curator at large at MADRE Museum Eugenio Violahas poignantly observed, combining disparate elements, from contemporary life to quantum physics to mystical traditions, in order to achieve a masterfully calibrated equilibrium. This artistic-cum-alchemist transformational process aims at “capturing and expressing the restlessness and magic that exists in the soul of all of us” as the artist explains, in order to “elevate our ‘impure’ self to the level where it can reunite with our ‘Divine’ essence”.

“Let The Sun Protest” exhibition at Marie-Laure Fleisch Gallery, Rome
Installation photos by Giorgio Benni

Otto e Mezzo Greek Bistro Bar Design

Ark4Lab of Architecture designed Otto e Mezzo bar in Thessaloniki, Greece

“The concept was to design a prosciutteria wherein everything is served on these wood cutting boards. We wanted to combine this with the large, marble sink which all patrons have access to in the center of the bistro, giving it all a ‘self service’ vibe”

— George Tyrothoulakis of Ark4Lab

Photos © Stereosis Photography

Marion Toy

Athens-based conceptual artist Marion Toy has her own view on ordinary objects, giving them a new bright life through self-initiated creative project you can review on Behance profile

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David Apollo Marinos

Young digital artist David Apollo Marinos (Instagram) has been creating artworks since childhood to get his energy and dynamic thoughts out into this vibrant void. He is a founder of Lucent Kids collective of contemporary digital artists, all that we like

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C_29 / Optimist by 314 Architecture Studio

"Athens-based 314 Architecture Studio designed an eyewear store featuring a courtyard framed by a floating cube nestled between two exposed brick walls. Located in Chalkida on the Greek island of Euboea, the store is named C_29 / Optimist, and was designed with a gallery space in mind. Inside, white stone and concrete create a serene atmosphere, complemented by glass tables mirrors that aid the flow between exterior and interior." via iGNANT

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Live on the Edge with OPA’s Casa Brutale

You might remember the cliff-hanging project by Modscape published last year at Top 2014, but here is a new one concept from another studio OPA that will leave your mouth agape. Casa Brutale gives us wall-to-wall water and concrete set into cliffs above the Aegean Sea in what OPA promises will be a literally ground-breaking development.

Petros Koublis

Athens based photographer Petro Koublis explores the land that lies behind the edge of the city, outside the invisible borders of the extended metropolitan area. "This is an alternate state in parallel time, where silence seems to carry inside it a waiting, patiently whispering a long forgotten language. There is no beauty that is timeless but the timelessness of nature can reflect a new direction, maybe even a hope."

The Uncomfortable by Katerina Kamprani

For her project “The Uncomfortable,” Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani has created a series of twisted and unusable everyday object

Constantine Lianos

Greek artist Constantine Lianos shows off his beautiful drawings on constantinelianos.blogspot.com

People in Sunny Russia

Aris Basias from Athens visited Saint-Petersburg and Moscow and made a really moving videos sharing their view on people from our cities. Really love it, especially the first part as it is my city I live in :)

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Georgia Th

Existential infrared-like artworks are coming out from the ink and paints of Georgia Th from Athens. You have to stop and watch them on http://www.behance.net/GeorgiaTh or def buy some one for your bedroom on http://society6.com/Georgiath

Turbo Fatcap Graffiti by iNO

iNO has been a graffiti writer since 2000. The earlier years he produced mostly letters and bombing but after 2008 he focused in developing his style in characters. He studied Fine Arts and is active as a street artist. He is working constantly to evolute his spray painting technique and produce large scale murals.

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