{"id":4663,"date":"2016-03-29T01:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T05:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2016-03-29T22:39:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T02:39:05","slug":"the-lost-parthenon-at-melkart-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/the-lost-parthenon-at-melkart-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Parthenon at Melkart Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Konstantinos Patsios: “The Lost Parthenon”
\n1-23 April 2016<\/h2>\n

In Konstantinos Patsios\u2019 work, childishness goes hand in hand with violence, while sarcasm implies sensitivity. Various heterogeneous symbols converse with each other, adding meaning to materials embedded in rich layers.\u00a0The artist depicts a world that is full of contradictions and surprises. Painted-over collages and ready-made objects are combined with the unexpected use of seemingly incompatible elements and symbols, resulting in the reveal of ultimately complete forms.<\/p>\n

\"konstantine-patsios-mare-nostrum\"In the series “The Lost Parthenon”, Patsios\u00a0presents artworks which can be distinguished by a tendency to deconstruct history, through a palimpsest of contrasting images.\u00a0In an era of religious fundamentalism and polarization, the Parthenon is identified with the lost innocence of Western civilization; in the context of aesthetics, the Parthenon expresses the timeless necessity for a transition from theocracy to anthropocentrism. Ancient temples and piers, human parts, harlequins and cartoon characters, all construct a hybrid world both sinister and idyllic, a new Arcadia.<\/p>\n

The viewer, however, is not called to decrypt those symbols, but to enter the new created environment, to dive in the artistic simulation of the world as it is experienced by Patsios: ominous, yet romantic.<\/p>\n

Born in Athens, Konstantinos Patsios completed his studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2007. He also completed a course at the Rhode Island School of Design. Since then he has had six solo shows and has participated in many group exhibitions both in Greece and abroad.<\/p>\n

“The Lost Parthenon” was\u00a0curated by Leonie Gavrias.<\/p>\n

(adapted from the artist’s press materials)<\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

Melkart Gallery<\/strong>
\n3, rue Blondel
\n75003 Paris, France
\n+33 (0)1 40 09 07 42<\/p>\n

Hours:<\/strong>
\nTuesday-Saturday, 2-7PM<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:<\/strong>
\nRuins of a New Era<\/em>
\nby Konstantinos Patsios
\nmixed media
\nCourtesy of the artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Konstantinos Patsios: “The Lost Parthenon” 1-23 April 2016 In Konstantinos Patsios\u2019 work, childishness goes hand in hand with violence, while sarcasm implies sensitivity. Various heterogeneous symbols converse with each other, adding meaning to materials embedded in rich layers.\u00a0The artist depicts…<\/p>\n

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