The Dialectics of Being
| We are a flexible space. A space that is re-created, self-defined, suffers and laughs. That sometimes breaks down. We are a space of shapes. We are a space that only architects can see as a whole. We can only see our pieces. And that is how most of us see art, as a piece. For others though art is more than that; it is the only way to live:
“… Ι think of art as an expression of my present thoughts, as an intuitive process, a personal statement. In terms of that, the message is really personal and not consciously intended. Art as room for expression, free thought, and creation is what determines me, in whichever context this is accomplished.
The poetics of space, the diversity, the movement that reveals the true nature of an image as a three-dimensional space is what interests me. I am intrigued by the human element, as a composing factor in space, creating new axes, composing one of his own geometries that is constantly being redefined.”
This is Eleftheria Kapsali, the artist of a dual nature and vision, who architects and paints at the same time. Her drawing figures are houses we could live in. Or are they the bodies that we build? For her, everything matters, even the questions. For her everything is a movement, everything is an entity. And she can see it all, not just her pieces. As she says:
"The aim is for creation to be riveting, without excluding any art form”.
Our goal is to listen to her more carefully, to feel her, to walk along with her, and to not reject any side of her duality. |
Elephant Design
photos by: Eleftheria Katsianou
Elephant design,
Tatoiou 134, 14671, Nea Erithrea
Dec 10, 2021 - Jan 9, 2022
ALL-DAY
(IT IS A WINDOW EXHIBITION) or you can BOOK YOUR VISIT
*The event will operate following COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Monday-Wednesday: 11:00 – 16:00
Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 11:00 – 20:00
Saturday with booking and Sunday closed
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|| original art, ceramics & art prints AVAILABLE || BOOK YOUR VISIT || MEET THE ARTIST ||
| CURATED BY: ELEPHANT DESIGN |
Kapsali
2021, ELEFTHERIA KAPSALI, Athens
| Photography Vangelis Michelidakis |
E l e f t h e r I a K a p s a l I ©
Born in Athens on a Friday but fascinated by early mornings and late nights.
Architect and Artist, ruled by my dualities.
https://www.eleftheriakapsali.com/
https://www.instagram.com/eleftheria.kapsali/?hl=el
Eleftheria Kapsali was born in Athens, she has studied Architecture in Greece, and took her master's degree in UCL, London, about the Narration of Architecture.
Self-taught, she has received many awards in painting as a child and as an adult, she has received honorable mentions in graphic design competitions among other things.
She has participated in several group exhibitions, in Athens, Milan, and Genova, such as:
- 2005 "Design proposals 1990-2005" with two artworks, in Thessaloniki
- 2009 "Athens Video Art Festival" in Technopolis, Athens in two categories after a competition.
She exhibited the Installation “In-Between ephemeral transcripts” and presented “Blink” in the category Digital Image.
- In 2020 she participated in group exhibitions in Genova at “Pallazo Ducalle” and in “Galeria Cael” in Milan and in gallery “ArtNumber23 London | Greece”, online exhibition.
In 2019 she worked as Concept Visual artist and designed the set for the play “A thousand and one tales” at the National Theatre of Athens.
She is also teaching architecture as part of Arkki faculty to children of ages 3-12. Eleftheria has designed published book covers and animated storyboards for video projects for companies. She is always keen on practicing every kind of art that attracts her attention. Creativity is fundamental for her as a person, and it’s attached to her inner thoughts. As such, it cannot be described as a method, but as a necessity. It defines her completely.
Painting came always naturally to her as a way of expression, as a way of thinking, and as a necessity. That is why her relationship with arts has come a long way and she is devoted to art since 2018. She is devoted to her art and in the last few years, she is focused on watercolor painting.
