Stavros Antonopoulos

Stavros Antonopoulos' work is concerned with the mortification of the body and the forces which contribute to that feeling, both in the individual and the world at large. Psychological oppression, fascistic power and the discreditization of the unique self in a technological world are the themes of his visceral, provocative paintings. His works present highly meticulous portraits of the body, with impressive detailing of the skin and muscular structures. His works also often involve surreal portraits of his subjects sharing the canvas with animals, to create dreamlike tableaus.

For Stavros, the human body is the site of a battlefield between the individual and a world grown increasingly inhuman. Often tracing his subject in a thick red line, his subject is isolated from his own environment and also ironically presented as if just another commodity for display in a heartless world. Stavros Antonopoulos' visceral paintings express an artistic outcry and revolt against the disinfected, clinical experience of the contemporary world.

The Odyssey Within
Reception: Thursday December 18, 2008 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 12/12/2008 - 1/2/2009

Invitation to Stavros Antonopoulos's exhibition

Nowhere-Nobody-Nothing-Never
Oil & Charcoal on Canvas
79" x 79"
$20000
Nowhere-Nobody-Nothing-Never
Oil & Charcoal on Canvas
79" x 79"
$20000