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Anastasios Nyfadopoulos
Αναστάσιος Νυφαδόπουλος
Born (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 (age 32)
Athens, Greece[1]
NationalityGreek
Known forVisual art, contemporary art
Websitewww.nyfadopoulos.com

Anastasios Nyfadopoulos (Greek: Αναστάσιος Νυφαδόπουλος; born 22 May 1992) is a Greek interdisciplinary artist whose work is particularly known for exploring the themes of interconnectivity and perpetual change. He has exhibited his work in numerous exhibitions in Greece and abroad. One of his most notable works, the sculpture "Crisis", became known as the first public sculpture referring to the reverberations of the socio-economic crisis on humanity.[2][3][4]

Artworks

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Nyfadopoulos has shown his work at exhibitions in various European countries, in particular in Greece, Spain and United Kingdom. In an interview given to the Greek newspaper Naftemporiki, Nyfadopoulos said: "Thousands of fibers intertwine together in my sculpture, creating an optimized single body. Any single fiber cannot withstand significant pressure, but thousands of fibers can, due to the synergy they create. The new body has new and superior properties than the sum of the parts. It is the same with us humans, and the realization of this by a critical mass will radically change humanity. With steady steps we move forward and up; every adversity we overcome with love. Love drives me to create the new right now."[5]

Sculpture "Crisis"

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The sculpture "Crisis", created by Nyfadopoulos, is the first public sculpture worldwide to refer to the reverberations of the socioeconomic crisis on humanity and the significant accelerating increase in the suicide rate in Greece since the beginning of the crisis, as reported by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.[5][6][7] This is one of his most notable works. The artwork depicts a financial index sloping downwards, crashing its base, and a human figure on the index ready to jump. Two left-footed shoes on its base hint at the fall. Whether the human is jumping to end his life or to start a new one, depends on the observer. The sculpture is 6.8 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, and 3.7 meters high.[3][8] It was made of modern materials such as carbon fibre.[9][10][3][11]

Nyfadopoulos created the sculpture "Crisis" at the age of 22. He worked on the creation of this sculpture for 18 months. According to the artist, the sculpture "Crisis" can be interpreted in two main ways: negative and positive. The first interpretation is a public tribute to the people who committed suicide because of the crisis, while the second interpretation is that the man who is on the index can, amidst all the difficulties that surround and affect him, come out as a new man, and can be led to a "catharsis".[9][12][13][14]

The sculpture was reported by major international media including the Associated Press, The Guardian and the Chinese News Agency Xihnua. In 2015, the British newspaper The Guardian compared the people of Greece, who are in financial trouble, to Nyfadopoulos's "dangling man, once again staring in to the abyss".[2][15][16] The sculpture stands at the southern Athens municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli.[17][18]

Art showroom

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In September 2021, Nyfadopoulos opened his art gallery, in Maroussi, Athens, Greece. The gallery is located at the same place where the artist opened his atelier in 2013 and created the sculpture "Crisis".[19]

Selected exhibitions

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  • 2021: Group Exhibition “Dynamic Silence” (Europe, United Kingdom, Brighton)[20]
  • 2021: Group Exhibition “Dream of” (Europe, Greece, Kifissia)[21][22][23]
  • 2021: Group Exhibition “MyheArt” (Europe, Greece, Athens)[24][25][26]
  • 2020: Group Exhibition “Retrospectiva” (Europe, Greece, Kifissia)[20]
  • 2019: Group Exhibition “Exposing Violence” (Kifissia, Greece)[27][28][20]
  • 2019: Duo Exhibition “Blue like Blue” (Europe, Greece, Kifissia)[20]
  • 2018: Group Exhibition “Mesogeios” (Europe, Greece, Piraeus)[20]
  • 2018: Group Exhibition of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece (Europe, Greece, Athens)[20]
  • 2018: Group Exhibition “Scenes from the past and the future” (Europe, Greece, Kifissia)[20]
  • 2018: Art Athina 2018 (Europe, Greece, Athens)[29][20]
  • 2017: “Refuge: in search of safety” (Europe, United Kingdom, Bath)[20]
  • 2017: Group Exhibition “Regard” (Europe, United Kingdom, London)[20][30]
  • 2016: Solo Exhibition “Blue. It is not from around here” (Europe, Greece, Athens)[20][31]

Awards

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  • 2018 Annual Global Arts Awards, Redline Artworks, United Kingdom[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Katerina Hamaleli (27 June 2016). "Τάσος Νυφαδόπουλος: Ο 24χρονος γλύπτης εξομολογείται". klik.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Helena Smith (3 May 2015). "100 days of solitude: Syriza struggles as Greeks once again stare into the abyss". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c ""Κρίση": Το πρώτο δημόσιο γλυπτό για την οικονομική κρίση στην Ελλάδα". protothema.gr (in Greek). Proto Thema. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Αναστάσιος: Μια έκθεση αλληλοσύνδεσης και αλληλεγγύης". theartnewspaper.gr (in Greek). The Art Newspaper. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Α. Νυφαδόπουλος: "…Η αγάπη με ωθεί να δημιουργήσω το νέο, εδώ και τώρα"". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Μια έκθεση γλυπτικής σε ένα νέο χώρο στο Μαρούσι". lifo.gr (in Greek). Lifo. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ Nicholas Paphitis (5 May 2015). "After 5 ghastly years of bailout program, Greece still sees no end to financial pain". canadianbusiness.com. Canadian Business. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ Petal Cross (19 May 2015). "Το έργο "Κρίση" που καθηλώνει τους περαστικούς της Βουλιαγμένης". ipop.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Young Greek creates sculpture to reflect debt crisis". jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Ένα γλυπτό για την "Κρίση" στην Αθήνα". tvxs.gr (in Greek). 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Τάσος Νυφαδόπουλος: "…Ο άνθρωπος έχει την επιλογή, μέσα από την κρίση, να βγει διαφορετικός…"". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  12. ^ Emilios Harbis (8 May 2015). "Η "Κρίση" προσγειώθηκε στη λεωφόρο Βουλιαγμένης". kathimerini.gr (in Greek). Kathimerini. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ^ Maria João Guimarães (4 July 2015). "Retratos da crise em ferro e ouro, notas de euro ou bonecos Playmobil". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Público (Portugal). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Το πρώτο γλυπτό της κρίσης σε κοινή θέα στην Αθήνα". inewsgr.com (in Greek). 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Guardian: Οι 100 ημέρες μοναξιάς του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". newsbeast.gr (in Greek). 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Guardian: Οι 100 μέρες μοναξιάς του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ και το βλέμμα της Ελλάδας προς την άβυσσο". protothema.gr (in Greek). Proto Thema. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Coming home to Greece was always a relief after covering war and upheaval abroad. The danger and the adventure were over. A crisis at home feels very different". apimagesblog.com. Associated Press. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Guardian: Στο χείλος της αβύσσου οι Ελληνες". thetoc.gr (in Greek). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Μια έκθεση γλυπτικής σε ένα νέο χώρο στο Μαρούσι" (in Greek). lifo.gr. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Anastasios Nyfadopoulos: Selected Exhibitions". nyfadopoulos.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Dream of: Ομαδική εικαστική έκθεση στο Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών Τσιχριτζή" (in Greek). culturenow.gr. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  22. ^ Nikolas Zois (26 June 2021). "Η πολιτιστική ατζέντα του Σαββάτου". kathimerini.gr (in Greek). Kathimerini. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  23. ^ "The link between art and dream". artsceneathens.com. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  24. ^ "My heART: Ομαδική Εικαστική Έκθεση στον Ελληνογαλλικό Σύνδεσμο" (in Greek). culturenow.gr. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  25. ^ "My heART: Ομαδική εικαστική έκθεση στον Ελληνογαλλικό Σύνδεσμο" (in Greek). monopoli.gr. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Tasos Nyfadopoulos – CURRENT Athens". currentathens.gr. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  27. ^ ""Εκθέτοντας τη ΒΙΑ"στο Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών Τσιχριτζή". ertnews.gr (in Greek). ERT News. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Εκθέτοντας τη ΒΙΑ στο Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών Τσιχριτζή". star.gr (in Greek). Star News. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Εντυπωσιάζουν τα γλυπτά του Τάσου Νυφαδόπουλου στην Art Athina". zougla.gr (in Greek). Zougla. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  30. ^ Francesco Bellanca. "Exhibition: Pop Up Art Gallery by Feral Horses". ArtRabbit. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Μπλε αναζήτηση του κάτι ξένου". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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