Untitled (Kontylies XXI)
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US$ 25,000
Overview
2018
Acrylic, Acrylic on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 180cm (H) x 140cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 70.9" (H) x 55.1" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Untitled (Kontylies XXI) belongs to the series entitled “Kontylies” which was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon in 2018, and the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2020.
The term “kontylies” is used to describe musical sentences created by a lyra or a lute that compose rhythms in traditional Cretan music. It is also used to describe thin lines drawn with a paint brush. This series of paintings was created using compasses whose center is positioned outside the picture area, hence, the compositions are rhythmed with sections of circles. The works are characterized by intense warm oranges and reds, deep blacks, deep blues and greens.
Work dimensions 180 x 140 cm. Framed dimensions 185 x 145 cm.
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Artist profile
Sofia Portalaki
Born: 1947
Hometown: Heraclion
Based in: Athens
Sofia Portalaki (b, 1947 in Heraklion, Crete, lives and works in Athens, Greece) is a painter. She studied at the School of Fine Arts in Athens and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris.
Since the early 1990s she has addressed the complexities of geometric abstraction. Her preferred medium …
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