Greek painter Alekos Fassianos attends a ceremony for the presentation of the medal of the Athens Marathon, in Athens, on Nov. 4, 2019. (Markos Chouzouris / Eurokinissi through AP)
ATHENS, GREECE --
Alekos Fassianos, one of the vital essential fashionable Greek painters, died Sunday at his house after a protracted sickness, the state information company ANA reported. He was 86.
Alekos Fassianos was born in Athens on Dec. 16, 1935. He studied violin on the Athens Conservatory and portray on the Athens College of Fantastic Arts from 1955 to 1960.
Shortly after his first exhibition within the early Nineteen Sixties, he went to Paris on a French state scholarship to check lithography on the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He ended up staying in Paris for 35 years.
Though a few of his work, particularly the early ones, had been in a up to date fashion, he largely drew inspiration from Greek standard artwork and Historical Greek mythology. He was additionally impressed by Byzantine themes, though his colourful work have little to do with Byzantine austerity. In addition to portray and lithography, he additionally illustrated books, designed theater costumes and settings and dabbled in sculpture.
Fassianos was extensively celebrated in Greece and lots of of his works adorn public areas, together with a mural at an Athens subway station. In France, he was made a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters and an officer of the Legion of Honor. He exhibited extensively in Europe and Latin America. His final main exhibition was a 2004 retrospective in Athens.
Fassianos is survived by his spouse, Mariza, and two daughters.
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