{"id":23175,"date":"2022-07-26T09:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T06:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgrid.gr\/?page_id=23175"},"modified":"2024-09-16T19:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:10:34","slug":"maria-genitsariou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artgrid.gr\/en\/maria-genitsariou\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Genitsariou"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Genitsariou, born in 1966 in Piraeus, is a visual artist and calligrapher with a focus on the evolution of Greek calligraphy. Dedicated to art from her youth, she studied graphic arts and painting, always seeking new expressive possibilities through writing. In 1993, she discovered Greek calligraphy and decided to study it at the Department of Palaeography of MIET (National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation) under Professor Agamemnon Tselikas. Her goal is to collect and study Greek fonts and to reproduce the writing and illustration tools used. Using writing as her main artistic medium, she creates works that incorporate various fonts, transforming them into art.She has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions and teaches calligraphy in seminars, while she has also served as a Calligraphy Instructor at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA). Her works are held in private collections and collections of international institutions both within and outside Greece, including museums in Vienna and the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. Believing in the boundless possibilities of calligraphy, she participates in programs promoting it in Greece and abroad and has collaborated with the ARC – Art Revisited Collective<\/a><\/strong> since June 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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When I first encountered Greek manuscripts adorned with decoration, what impressed me was the distinct sensation that the text acquired based on the script and embellishments chosen for each manuscript. How words and letters gained volume and power in the grand formal typefaces, or became delicate ornaments in the pearl-stitched minuscule scripts. The second element that captivated me was the light and transparency exuded by the manuscript as a work of art. Since then, I study manuscripts, adapt historical typefaces, seek materials, and experiment by engraving my own path in the art of calligraphy as a visual creation. And to describe it better, I will use the words of Lefkadios Hern:<\/p>
“Because humans can no longer see the color, the hues that words possess, their secret ghostly movement, because they can’t eavesdrop on the whisper of words, the rustling made by letters, one after the other, the dreamy flute, the dreamy drums that words play softly and strangely, because they don’t feel the embodiment of words, the frowning and the arousal of words, the weeping, the frenzy, the pandemonium, and the rebellion of words, because they don’t feel at all the radiance of words, their fragrance and their foulness, the softness or the hardness, the aridity or the juices of words, is this a reason not to attempt to urge them to hear them, to see them, to feel all these?”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Type<\/strong>: Calligraphy, Painting, Paper Sculpture, Constructions<\/p>
Medium<\/strong>: Ink and watercolor on paper, pen and quill writings, constructions<\/p>
Style<\/strong>: Writing, Symbolism, aesthetic speculation<\/p>
Themes<\/strong>: –<\/p>
Workshop<\/strong>: Athens & Salamina, Greece<\/p>
Associations<\/strong>: –<\/p>
Price Range<\/strong>: \u20ac600-15000<\/p>
International Scale<\/strong>: EMERGING | HIGH-POTENTIAL | MID-CAREER | ESTABLISHED<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Soundscapes<\/strong>, Curated by Eirini Palioura, Ersi’s Gallery Athens 2017.<\/p>
Myths, fairy tales & poetic dreams<\/strong>, Curated by Eirini Palioura, Ersi’s Gallery Athens 2016.<\/p>
Myths and Fairy Tales<\/strong>, Curated by Georgia Ts\u00e9ri, Follow your art Gallery, Kythira 2016.<\/p>
Calligraphy of Poetry<\/strong>, Foundation of Angelos and Leto Katakouzenos, Athens 2015.<\/p>
Japanese myths, Lafcadio Hearn<\/strong>, Curated by Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Beton 7 Gallery Athens 2014.<\/p>
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SPECIAL PROJECTS\/PARTICIPATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Designs-Ideograms for the theatrical event “Tsunami<\/strong>” at the outdoor space of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Ancient Olympia 2023. Second exhibition at Dafni Monastery, Dafni, Athens 2024.<\/p>
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WORK PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/span>
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Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki -Main Business Room<\/strong>, curated by Paris Kapralos and the responsibility of Myr\u03cc Gallery, Thessaloniki 2022<\/p>
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DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>
Minotaur<\/strong>, first pen from the Visconti Exclusive Greece series featuring mythological creatures \/ Collectible edition of 60 numbered pens, Italy & Greece 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/span>
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Human geographies<\/strong>, curated by Paris Kapralos, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2024<\/p>
Transitions & Passages<\/strong>, annual exhibition of members & friends of ARC \u2013 Art Revisited Collective, Luminous Eye Gallery, Athens 2024<\/p>
Ink on Paper 9: …run faster than decay<\/strong>, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, Luminous Eye, Athens 2024<\/p>
The Way of the Horse<\/strong>, curated by Rania Kapeliari, War Museum, Athens 2023<\/p>
On the Other Side of History<\/strong>, conceived & curated by Effie Michalarou, organized by dreamideamachine AMKE, Lazaros Kountouriotis Historic Residence, Hydra 2023<\/p>
Steps & Journeys<\/strong>, annual exhibition of the ARC -Art Revisited Collective group of visual artists, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2023<\/p>
Unforgettable Homelands: Symbols and Memories<\/strong>, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, as part of the festival KALAMARIA 1922-2022 A sea of memories…and we all became one, organized by the Municipality of Kalamaria, honoring the 100 years since the Asia Minor Catastrophe, Art Space Gallery ‘Remezzo’, Kalamaria\/Thessaloniki 2022<\/p>
Memorial<\/strong>, curated by Rania Kapeliari, War Museum, Athens 2022<\/p>
Contemporary visual creators<\/strong>, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, Myr\u03cc Gallery, Thessaloniki 2022<\/p>
Ink on Paper 3<\/strong>, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, Myr\u03cc Gallery, Thessaloniki 2022<\/p>
Utopia<\/strong>, conception & curation by Paris Kapralos, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Crossings<\/strong>, conception and curation by Paris Kapralos, Documentation by Maria Genitsariou, Myr\u03cc Gallery, Thessaloniki 2022<\/p>
5th Art Thessaloniki International Art Fair<\/strong>, Participation with Chili Art Gallery, featuring a series of sculptures co-created with Stavros Kotsireas, Curated by: Paris Kapralos, HELEXPO, Thessaloniki, 2021.<\/p>
Ink on Paper<\/strong>, Conception and documentation: Paris Kapralos, Curated by: Dr. Sasha Chaitow, The Attic Gallery, Corfu, 2021.<\/p>
United by Calligraphy<\/strong>, Ministry of Culture of Romania, Bucharest, Romania, 2020.<\/p>
The Shape of Water<\/strong>, Tsichritzis Foundation for the Visual Arts, Curated by Rania Kapeliari, Athens, 2019.<\/p>
Feelings Without Places<\/strong>, Myr\u03cc Gallery, Curated by Paris Kapralos & George Alisanoglou, Thessaloniki, 2019.<\/p>
4th Art Thessaloniki International Art Fair<\/strong>, Participation with Karouzos Gallery Zurich, HELEXPO, Thessaloniki, 2019.<\/p>
Expocalligraphia International<\/strong>, Ministry of Culture of Romania, Bucharest, Romania, 2019.<\/p>
ORF Long night of Museums<\/strong>, Vienna Calligraphy Center, Austria, 2019.<\/p>
Metamorphose<\/strong>, Galerie Karouzou, Zurich, Switzerland, 2019.<\/p>
Tribute to Nikos Kavvadias<\/strong>, Municipal Art Gallery of Piraeus, curated by: Rania Kapeliari, Piraeus, 2019.<\/p>
The Train of Fear<\/strong>, participation with a calligraphic installation at the Train at Rouf, curated by: Rania Kapeliari, Athens 2018.<\/p>
The young create for the book<\/strong>, participation within the organization Athens, World Book Capital, curated by: Rania Kapeliari, Contemponary Space Athens, Athens 2018.<\/p>
Seascapewritings 2017<\/strong>, Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses (A.K.S.S.), organized by: Gallery Floraki, Spetses 2017.<\/p>
Invisible Cities<\/strong> – tribute to Italo Calvino, Italian Institute, Athens 2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS (selection)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Tsunami: 29 haiku from survivors of the natural disaster in Japan in 2011<\/strong>, Mandragoras publications, Athens 2016<\/p>
The journey of the star and the story of Iris<\/strong>, Sofia Peloponnesiou, Mikri Arktos publications, Athens 2016<\/p>
The small B’<\/strong>, George Douatzis, Exantas publications, Athens 2004<\/p>
SEMINARS \/ LECTURES \/ MASTERCLASSES \/ WORKSHOPS (selection)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Study in Black<\/strong>, a workshop on the use of ink in contemporary art, during the “Ink on Paper 9: …run faster than decay” exhibition, Luminous Eye, Athens 2024<\/p>
Seminar & Workshop on scripts, writing tools, and cryptography in Greece and Italy during the 13th-15th centuries<\/strong>, in the context of the “Levante” exhibition by Italian Lucio Schiavon, organized by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea with the support and under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Athens and the Italian Cultural Institute, Vailos House, Chalkida 2023<\/p>
Gleams in Light and Darkness: Metals, Iridescence, Phosphorescent Paints<\/strong>, a masterclass for visual artists and illustrators, during the “Ink on Paper 8: The Writings of Art” exhibition, Luminous Eye, Athens 2023<\/p>
Ink Painting<\/strong>, a masterclass for visual artists and illustrators, during the “Ink on Paper 6” exhibition, Chili Art Gallery, Athens 2023<\/p>
ASFA Printmaking Workshop<\/strong>, academic year 2020-2021<\/p>
The Scripts of the 21st<\/strong>, an audiovisual production of the Piraeus Bank Cultural Foundation, as part of the events for the 200 years since the 1821 revolution, March 2021<\/p>
Calligraphy workshop \u2013 stop motion animation, Animated calligraphy<\/strong>, ANIMASYROS 13, Syros, 2020<\/p>
Epic Emigration Museum<\/strong>, 4th festival of Greek entrepreneurship and arts, organized by the Greek community of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 2020<\/p>
IFLA World Library and Information Congress<\/strong>, Athens Concert Hall, Athens, 2019<\/p>
Seminar for children<\/strong>, Thessaloniki History Center, Thessaloniki, 2019<\/p>
The Aesthetics of Writing<\/strong>, a series of seminars, Bateau Lavoir, arts and cultural activities space, Kifissia, Athens, 2019-2020<\/p>
Monokondylies<\/strong>, Literary Society Parnassos, Historistai group, 2019<\/p>
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