The striking exhibition of well-known Heraklion painter Nikos Moschos, held at the Municipal Art Gallery of the Basilica of Saint Mark and organized by the Region of Crete with the Municipality of Heraklion as co-organizer, has become a “magnet” for Cretans as well as Greek and foreign visitors.
The Municipal Art Gallery was filled with art lovers at the successful opening of the exhibition, attended by the Regional Governor of Crete Stavros Arnaoutakis, newly elected MP Giorgos Logiadis, representatives of local government and institutions. Speaking about the significance of the exhibition were the Deputy Regional Governor for Culture Kostas Fasoulakis, Deputy Mayor Aristea Plevri, and painter Nikos Moschos, who spoke about his work and expressed his joy at presenting his art in his birthplace.
The artist was warmly applauded by all those present and happily guided them through the exhibition.
“Marginally Human” is, in many cases, a description of our world today—and it is also the title of Nikos Moschos’ painting exhibition.
The works of the renowned Heraklion artist have a retrospective character. Created between 2012 and 2019, they are held in Greek and international collections, while the exhibition also features paintings being shown for the first time.
The exhibition will run until the end of August, and a catalogue is available on site, with texts by art historian Christoforos Marinos and James Wright, Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology.
Regarding the importance of this exhibition, art historian Christoforos Marinos comments:
“Painting is, beyond a way of life, an ethical activity, and Moschos’ works reveal our relationship with the world. If we were to compile a vocabulary that conveys the aesthetics and the feeling his works exude, the most representative words would be: ‘amalgam,’ ‘alloy,’ ‘maelstrom,’ ‘mishmash,’ ‘crucible.’ Moschos’ painting—a painting ‘at boiling point’—raises philosophical questions: about violence, humanism, coexistence. The clash of forms in his paintings is directly linked to the concept of posthumanism, in other words, a philosophical conflict over the future of humanity.”
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