Saturday, September 14, 2024 – The visual artist from Drama, Nikolas Fotiadis, is the newest member of the developing community of the action platform Ink on Paper, dedicated to showcasing visual artists whose primary media are ink and paper.

Nikolas Fotiadis was born in Drama. He trained and simultaneously worked for three years in a Screen Printing Workshop in Drama. He has been involved in artistic interior decoration, as well as in the artistic and visual direction of festivals in Greece. Since 2000, he has been attending drawing and painting classes at the workshop of K. Tsigkris in Athens. In 2006, he was accepted into the School of Fine Arts, Department of Visual and Applied Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he studied under professors Ioannis Fokas and V. Pliaridis. At the same time, he attended Printmaking courses in the studio of professor X. Sachinis. In June 2011, he presented his diploma thesis, which was graded 9.11. In July 2011, he earned his degree from the School of Fine Arts, Department of Visual and Applied Arts at A.U.Th., with distinction and a focus on Painting. Today, he works as a substitute teacher in a primary school in Drama. He has held 6 solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. His works are included in private collections as well as public spaces.

Artistic Statement
The story of the line begins by watching his grandmother knit, with loops and repetitive patterns that remain indelibly etched in his memory. These patterns now appear in his works, adding images reminiscent of a fantastical sequence of puzzle pieces—a puzzle with a beginning but no end, much like our lives. Ink is the material he handles most naturally, and he is fascinated by the textures created when two different materials—Ink and Water—merge. Each time, a chromatic world emerges that is distinct and unique. Inspiration comes from the beginning.

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