The “journey” in those moments takes place in a special way, according to the creators
A graffiti triptych of 27 square meters focused on the completion of 100 years since 1922 will await the visitors of the 86th TIF. The artistic creation, which is currently in the completion phase, will be placed in a central part of the exhibition center and in a prominent position, it has images that refer to the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
“The journey to those moments takes place in a special way. Centrally, the image is dominated by a figure symbolizing mourning, while on the other two sides of the triptych, on the left, the audience will see an image where the sense of gray dominates and on the right, color is the star since life must go on… In every In this case, the goal is to take the audience back a century with their heart”, he explained speaking to the radio station of APE BEE, “Agency 104.9FM” Orestis Papageorgiouthe Thessaloniki artist who signs his creations with “Sandman”.
“It took hard work to complete this project as well as another one in Kalamaria. They are two designs about the Asia Minor Catastrophe that I believe combine history with my signature 3D style,” added the graffiti artist.
Regarding his creations, the ones that the public will see at TIF, he explains that it all started from the existence of three 3X3 meter wooden panels inside the exhibition space. “The existence of these surfaces was the cause. That’s where the inspiration “started”, they became a canvas where I adapted an idea I had for EPAL Kalamaria and that’s how what people will see and, I hope, love,” explained “Sandman”, thanking the curators of the exhibition, Melina Papadopoulou and Irini Tzanopoulou, who suggested the creation of the graffiti on the wooden panels. The project required 40 hours of painting, while the final result, which Orestis Papageorgiou is currently “embroidering” with the last details, will will be transferred to stand 6 of the TIF, in the following days.
In Kalamaria, the other graffiti with the same theme that “thanks to the three-dimensional elements it incorporates combines the futuristic look with the moments of destruction”, has already been completed by the Thessaloniki artist. The image was created at EPAL Kalamaria after consultation with the director of the day high school, Klearetis Seitanidou and the director of the evening EPAL Nikolaos Gerakis and as mentioned by “Sandman” it took “100 hours of work to perfect it”.
The specific graffiti has dimensions of 9 x 4 meters and a 3D style “with its central element referring to a warship of the foreign forces, who idly watched the destruction”, explains the artist and emphasizes that both the school and the students as well as the residents of the area have warmly welcomed the creation that now adorns their neighborhood in eastern Thessaloniki.
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