Artist’s CV
George Stathopoulos, who belongs to the generation of contemporary painters, was born in 1944 in Kallithea (Prostova) Trichonidos. He studied painting and sculpture in Athens at A.S.K.T. (1966-1971) near Yiannis Moralis, Nikos Nikolaou, Yiannis Pappas and Dimitris Kalamaras.
In 1970 he had his first solo exhibition in Athens. He has also participated in many individual and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.
His work moves in the area of Greekness and combines hyperrealistic and expressionistic elements in a simplistic writing. In painting, he received fruitful influences from ancient Greek aesthetics and from modern currents. These allowed him to develop a personal style. Natural or imaginary landscapes, depictions of animals and birds, but mainly connections dominated by naked human figures.
With an obvious projection of the sensuality that results from the lazy attitude of the female body, as well as allegorical compositions, are his subject matter. He has also illustrated a series of books, phonograph record covers and posters.
He lives and works in Athens.
