"My aim is to translate the poetic into images and colors"
Biography
Kristy Grigoriou was born in Athens in 1963. She lives and works in Athens and Hydra.
She studied visual arts at Α.Σ.Κ.Τ. Athens (2009-2014) from where he graduated with honors, with painting teachers Giannis Psychopedis, Erato Hadjisavvas and Marios Spiliopoulos, and engraving with Mary Schoina and Dina Kotsiou.
She also deals with other artistic activities such as ceramics and sculpture. She is a member of the Ex-ils art group .
Kristy Grigoriou has presented her work in solo exhibitions:
1999 "Sketches with charcoal" Cultural Center of Agia Paraskevi,
2000 "Seascape" Cultural Center of Agia Paraskevi,
2005 "Hydra" Club of Masters of Piraeus,
2007 "Landscapes" Cultural Center of Agia Paraskevi,
2009 "Blue Horizons" Club of Chiefs of Piraeus,
2010 "Seas" Piraeus Ereton Group,
2010 "Horizons" Art Gallery Melina Mercouri Hydra,
2014 "μνή in memory… for narration…" Nikos Kessanlis Hall
2016 "Coastlines" Melina Mercouri Hydra Art Gallery,
2017 "Alternative Poetry" Melina Mercouri Hydra Art Gallery,
2018 "A-accompanied" Melina Mercouri Hydra Art Gallery.
Since 1998, she has participates in group exhibitions and activities in Greece and abroad.
“Alter Poetry” , was born through the group exhibition, of the Ex-Ils Art Group which I joined in 2015, titled “ Octana or the colors of Liberty” dedicated to Andreas Empeirikos.
My aim is to translate the poetic into images and colors. Various elements are combined with letters and symbols as part of a structured synthesis. For me, writing works as a need to narrate a story or events with the intention of associating the viewer with the work. Still the way of visual exposure of words through its fonts and size is important. The choice of mixed technique in the paints and the use of disparate materials, defends the choice of the form and boundaries that it defines, thus opening up an alternative artistic reflection and creating a form of visual impression. Art ultimately opens up and expands the horizons of poetry’s interpretation, essentially being the sole pole of substantial freedom and independence for the viewer.
