Corfu, at the Stairway of Saint Spyridon
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Corfu, at the Stairway of Saint Spyridon
Ventouras, Nikolaos (1899 Corfu - 1990 Corfu)
Since 1932, he was a self-taught chalcographer and lithographer. He is considered one of the chief representatives of the Corfiot engraving/printmaking tradition, along with Markos Zavitzianos and Lykourgos Kogevinas. He withdrew to Corfu, where he lived a secluded life, working silently and, for many years, unknown to the general public. Predominantly a landscapist, he produced two major rounds of themes, Boats and Corfu, in which the presence of humans is so discreet as unobtrusive as the life he led. As early as 1939, i.e. remarkably early by Greek standards of the time, he proposed the first abstract renderings, leaning toward Kandinsky, but also indicative of Ventouras's realistic starting point. In the mid-’50s, he used color in his chalcographies, a color that was detached and disengaged from the outlines, until it reached explosive expressionist forms (Processions). His work displays a sense of internal unity and integration. He presented his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions. After 1947 he began to present his work in Athens, in scattered group exhibitions, while in 1964 he exhibited his chalcographies at the Venice Biennale.
Predominantly a landscapist, he produced two major rounds of themes, Boats and Corfu, in which the presence of humans is as discreet as unobtrusive a life the painter led. As early as 1939, i.e. remarkably early by Greek standards of the time, he proposed the first abstract renderings, inclined toward Kandinsky, but also indicative of Ventouras's realistic starting point, i.e. representational imaging. In the mid-fifties, he used color in his chalcographies, a color that was detached and disengaged from the outlines, until it reached explosive expressionist forms (Procession). His work displays a sense of internal unity and integration.
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