Vassilis Karakatsanis

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Vassilis Karakatsanis lives and works in Athens. He has exhibited his work in Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Indonesia and Germany. His thematic choices and his personal artistic vocabulary are informed by his experience and observation of the surrounding world. He organizes his exhibitions by using a theatrical attitude: he transforms the mundane every day objects into structural elements of his work. He uses a clean and rich color palette and vivid contrasts. He creates installations by using elements from the existing three dimensional spaces and by transforming them into art forms. He researches with sensitivity the limits between reality and illusion.

Vassilis Karakatsanis

(Greece, Athens b.1957 | act: Athens)

1976-85 education:

Athens Graduate School of Fine Arts, Painting, Stage Design and Book Art with scholarship by the IKY, (Greek State Scholarship Foundation).

Barcelona University, Graduate School of Fine Arts, (San Jorge), Painting & Art Theory, with scholarship by the Spanish Government, (Doctorado en la Teoria del Arte).

Centro Europeo of Venice, Maintenance of Architectural Monuments, with scholarship by the European Council.

1982-12 solo exhibitions in Greece, selected Galleries:

Athens, ekfrasi-yianna grammatopoulou 2008 “Urban Behaviours 07-08” (text J. Mir) (catalogue), 2010 “Alcohol 09-10” (text R. Araujo) (catalogue) | Athens, ACG Art Gallery 2010 “G8+? 02” (curated & text M. Rogakos) | Athens, Galerie Christina Karella 2006 “The Unknown Land” | Athens, Astrolavos Art Galleries 2005 “Urban Materials” (text P. Serra y Bauza) (catalogue) | Athens, Espace Kreonidis 1998 “Sarong” <cooperation with Michalis Aslanis, Daphne Valente, Maya Tsoclis> (catalogue) | Athens, Galerie Titanium 1991 “Carpets” <cooperation with Maya Tsoclis> (catalogue) | Athens, Galerie Artio 1986 “Bags” (catalogue) | Athens, Instituto Cultural Espanol, Reina Sofia 1982 “1st”, 1983 “Aragon 249” (catalogue) | Athens, Vicky Dracos Contemporary Art 1992 “Flags” (catalogue), 1997 “92-97” | Athens, Kreonidis Art Galleries 1996 “Party” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue) | Athens, To Trito Mati Art Gallery 1989 “Clothes” (catalogue) | Athens, Galerie Argo 2002 “Vathis sq. 2” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue) | Kifissia/Athens, Epoches Art Gallery 1987 “Imprints” (catalogue), 2001 “Vathis sq.” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue), 2003 “On Wall” (text A. Tosi) (catalogue) | Kifissia/Athens, Iakinthos Art Gallery 1985 “Aragon 249” (catalogue) | Kifissia/Athens, Trigono Gallery 1987 “Imprints” (catalogue), 2006 “Urban Materials” & “The Unknown Land” (catalogue) | Thessaloniki, Galerie Zita-Mi 2005 “Urban Materials” (text P. Serra y Bauza) (catalogue) | Thessaloniki, Galerie K7 1990 “Clothes” (catalogue), 1991 “Carpets” (catalogue) | Thessaloniki, Kreonidis Art Galleries 1996 “Party” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue), 1997 “Houses 2” (catalogue) | Hermoupolis/Syros, Cycladian Pinacotheque 2003 “2 Sections” (text A. Tamvaki & A. Tosi) (catalogue) | Hermoupolis/Syros, Art Gallery Hermoupolis 1994 “94-95” (catalogue), 1996 “Party” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue) | Heraklio/Crete, Galerie Desmos 1993 “89-93” | Heraklio/Crete, Atrion 2007 “90-07” | Mykonos, Galerie Minima 2003 “2 Sections” (text A. Tamvaki & A. Tosi) (catalogue), 2004 “On Wall” (text A. Tosi) (catalogue) | Mykonos, Villa Eolos 1991 “Carpets” (catalogue) | Mykonos, Galerie Opsis 1990 “Clothes” (catalogue) | Alexandroupolis, Art Gallery 2009 “99-09” | Patmos, Lucia Vassiliadis 2006 “Summer 2006” (catalogue) | Santorini, ArtSpace Gallery 2005 “Η2Ο” | Spetses, Silogi ‘12’ 2004 “2 Sections” (text A. Tamvaki & A. Tosi) (catalogue) | Katerini, Chrysa Art Gallery 2001 “Vathis sq.” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue), 2011 “The Unknown Land” | Livadia, Prisma Art Gallery 2001 “Vathis sq.” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue) | Trikala, Galerie Scorpios 1998 “Houses 2” | Ioannina, Galerie Amimoni 1997 “Houses 2” (catalogue) | Hydra, Loulaki Gallery 1988 “Imprints” (catalogue), 1992 “Carpets” (catalogue) | Delphi, European Cultural Centre of Delphi 1990 “Clothes” (catalogue) | Corfu, Municipal Gallery 1987 “Bags” (catalogue) | Rhodes, Municipal Gallery–Museum of Modern Greek Art 1985 “75-85” <in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy> (text J. Nadal) (catalogue)

1982-12 solo exhibitions in Italy, Spain, Indonesia, Cyprus & Germany, Galleries:

Nicosia, Cyprus, Gloria Gallery 1991 “Carpets” (pr. A. Christophides) (catalogue), 1993 “Flags” (pr. K. Boura) (catalogue) | Nicosia, Cyprus, Galerie Argo 1995 “Houses 2” (pr. F. Fotiades) (catalogue), 1996 “Party” (text A. Tamvaki) (pr. P. Dimitriades) (catalogue), 1998 “Sarong” <cooperation with Michalis Aslanis, Daphne Valente, Maya Tsoclis> (catalogue), 2002 “Vathis sq. 2” (text A. Tamvaki) (pr. F. Papadopoulou) (catalogue), 2007 “Urban Materials” & “The Unknown Land” (catalogue) | Limassol, Cyprus, Morfi Gallery 1997 “95-97” (pr. M. Vassiliades), 2002 “Rosa hybrida”, 2006 “The Unknown Land”, 2009 “Urban Behaviours 08-09” | Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Galeria Joan Oliver 1986 “Cities” (curator B. Homar) (catalogue) | Madrid, Spain, Galeria Berruete Regoyos 1998 “91-98” | Worpswede/Bremen, Germany, Galerie Gisela Bollhagen, Kunstcentrum Alte Molkerei 1989 “Houses” (catalogue) | Hamburg, Germany, Galerie Meissner-Kempinski Atlantic 1989 “Houses” (curator E. Meissner) (catalogue) | Rome, Italy, Galleria Fontanella Borghese 1990 “Clothes” (catalogue) | Kuta/Bali, Indonesia, Pantarei Art Seminyak 1998 “Party” (text A. Tamvaki) (catalogue)

Participation in Art Fairs:

Athens, Art Athina 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011

Innsbruck, Art Innsbruck 2007

Geneva, Europ’ART 2007

Stockholm, Stockholm Art Fair 2007

Dakar, Dakar Arts Festival 2011

Participation in International Exhibitions, selection:

Temporary Art Product Exchange (TAPE), Arnhem, The Netherlands 2009 “Made in Arnhem-Invites” (curator I. Pollet) (catalogue) | Diana Gallery, Athens - Epoches Art Gallery, Kifissia - Galerie Argo, Athens, Greece 2004 “Contemporary Art Gallery Walk-Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004” (catalogue) | Santa Croce in Fossabanda, Pisa - Terme Tamerici, Montecatini Terme - Castello Doria, Porto Venere, Italy 2002 “Cantami o diva” (text A. Tosi) (cuator Cl. Faroldi) (catalogue) | Derek Johns LTD, London, England U.K. 2000 “5 Centuries of Greek Paintings” (catalogue) | 8th International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India 1994 “Balkan” (catalogue) | BP Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 1991 “Young European Artists” (catalogue) | Sotheby’s, New York, U.S.A 1990 “For Martha Graham” (org. L. Lalaounis) (catalogue) | BP Oil Europe, Brussels, Belgium 1990 “Young European Artists” (catalogue) | Soviet Artists Cultural Union, EETE, Moscow, Russia 1988 “Greek Contemporary Art” (catalogue) | Organization of the Port of Piraeus, OLP, Piraeus, Greece 1987 “Pan-Hellenic Art Exhibition” (catalogue) | EETE, (Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece), Sofia, Bulgaria 1987 “Greek Contemporary Art” (catalogue) | Fundacion Joan Miro, Barcelona, Spain 1986 “XXV Premi Internacional de Dibuix” (catalogue) | E & C Department, La Vella, Andorra 1986 “XXV Premi Internacional de Dibuix” (catalogue) | Itinerant exhibition of FPPU (Familiares de Presos Politicos Uruguayos) Foundation of Montevideo, Uruguay 1985 in Thessaloniki & Heraklio, Greece - Lausanne, Bern & Geneva, Switzerland - Uppsala & Stockholm, Sweden – Montreal, Canada - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Caracas, Venezuela - Paris, France | La Lonja, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1983 “premio ciudad de Palma” | 8th BIDA Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las Bellas Artes, 1982 Palacios de Exposiciones de El Retiro, (Velasquez y Cristal), Madrid, Spain (catalogue)

Collections / Museums

· Athens, Greece, The American College of Greece Art Collection

· Athens, Greece, Meliá Residence Giorgio Hotel Collection

· Athens, Greece, Vorre's Museum

· Athens, Greece, Camper’s collection

· Barcelona, Spain, Fundaciόn Joan Mirό, Parc de Montjuic

· Bremen, Germany, HANSA Dienstleistungs - und Vertriebs GmbH

· Brussels, Belgium, BP Oil Europe

· Corfu, Greece, Municipal Art Gallery of Corfu

· Frankfurt, Germany, B. Wetzestein Showroom

· Hamburg, Germany, Lloyd

· Hania, Greece, Orthodox Academy of Crete

· Hermoupolis/Syros, Greece, Cycladian Pinacotheque

· La Vella, Andorra, E & Cultural Department

· Limassol, Cyprus, Metropolite of Limassol

· Limassol, Cyprus, Sun Flower Beach Resort

· Limassol, Cyprus, Four Seasons Hotel Beach Resort

· London, England, U.K., Derek Johns LTD Collection

· Madrid, Spain, Coleccion particular de S.M. los Reyes de Espana

· Madrid, Spain, Palacio de Cristal, Retiro

· Montevideo, Uruguay, Fundacion FPPU

· Naoussa/Paros, Greece, Astir of Paros Hotel

· Nemea, Greece, Skouras Winery

· Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle Insurance Collection

· Nicosia, Cyprus, Cyprus State Art Gallery

· Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporaneo "Es Baluard"

· Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Coleccion Gruppo Pedro A. Serra y Bauza

· Rhodes, Greece, Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes – Modern Greek Art Museum

· Rome, Italy, Istituto Orientale

· Santorini, Greece, J. Chryssos Collection

· Soller, Mallorca, Spain, Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporaneo “Can Prunera”

· Thessaloniki, Greece, Macedonian Centre

· Thessaloniki, Greece, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art

· Tirana, Albania, National Gallery of Arts “Galeria Kombetare e Arteve”

· Ubud/Bali, Indonesia, Neka Museum

· Xanthi, Greece, Prefecture

Critics / Bibliography, selection:

· Αngela Tamvaki, (Curator in National Gallery and Alexandros Soutsos Museum - Athens)

κατάλογος, 2/96 ΑΘΗΝΑ “ΜΙΑ ΕΥΠΡΟΣ∆ΕΚΤΗ ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΣΤΟ 'ΠΑΡΤΙ ΤΟΥ Β. ΚΑΡΑΚΑΤΣΑΝΗ” more in PDF (1 page)

catalogue 12/2000 ATHENS “A different view of Athens, A.D. 2000” more in PDF (1 page) (English)

κατάλογος 12/2000 ΑΘΗΝΑ “Μια άλλη όψη της Αθήνας, A.D. 2000” more in PDF (2 pages)

· Irene Savani, (Art Historian)

ΛΕΞΙΚΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΩΝ (τόµος 2), 1998 ΑΘΗΝΑ, “ΚΑΡΑΚΑΤΣΑΝΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣ” (σελ.139) more in PDF (1 page)

· Mary Matsas, (Art historian)

mag. THE ATHENIAN, 11/1989 ΑTHENS “DISEMBODIED APPAREL” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

· Haris Kambourides, (Art historian)

εφ. ΤΑ ΝΕΑ, 4/12/1989 ΑΘΗΝΑ “ΜΗΧΑΝΕΣ ΝΟΗΜΑΤΩ”’ more in PDF (1 page)

· Glyn Hughes, (Art historian)

new. CYPRUS WEEKLY 1/3/2007 NICOSIA “Vassilis Karakatsanis at Argo” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

· Mascaro Pasarius, (Art historian)

per. BALEARES, 3/11/86 PALMA DE MALLORCA “VASSILIS KARAKATSANI”’ more in PDF (1 page)(Espanol)

· Nikos Grigorakis, (Art historian)

περ. ΕΙΚΑΣΤΙΚΑ, καλοκαίρι 1985 ΑΘΗΝΑ “75-85 - Β. ΚΑΡΑΚΑΤΣΑΝΗΣ” more in PDF (1 page)

περ. ΕΙΚΑΣΤΙΚΑ, 4/86 ΑΘΗΝΑ “ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣ ΚΑΡΑΚΑΤΣΑΝΗΣ” more in PDF (2 pages)

· Beatrice Spiliades, (Art historian)

εφ. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΤΥΠΙΑ, 16/7/1985 ΑΘΗΝΑ “∆ΥΟ ΝΕΟΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΕΣ” more in PDF (1 page)

· Anna Hatjigannaki, (Art historian)

περ. ΑΘΗΝΟΡΑΜΑ, 17-23/4/1986 ΑΘΗΝΑ “ΕΝΑ ΜEΣΗΜΕΡΙ ΣΤΗ ΜΑΓΙΟΡΚΑ” more in PDF (1 page)

· Juan Nadal Canellas, (Cultural Attaché, Spanish Embassy in the Vatican & Athens)

κατάλογος, 1/85 ΑΘΗΝΑ “ARAGON 249” more in PDF (1 page)

κατάλογος, 6/85 ΡΟ∆ΟΣ ‘”ΑΣΙΛΗΣ ΚΑΡΑΚΑΤΣΑΝΗΣ 1975-1985” more in PDF (1 page)

ROMA 2/2002 catalogo 4/2002 & 8/2002 “Vassilis Karakatsanis” more in PDF (1 page)(Italiano)

ROME 2/2002 catalogue 4/2002 & 8/2002 “Vassilis Karakatsanis” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

· Megakles Rogakos, (Art Curator in The American College of Greece)

Αθήνα 10/2010 “G8+? 2002 Βασίλης Καρακατσάνης” more in PDF (2 pages)

Athens 10/2010 “G8+? 2002 Vassilis Karakatsanis” more in PDF (2 pages)(English)

Αθήνα 02/2012 ‘Netting 1’ Βασίλης Καρακατσάνης’ more in PDF (1 page)

Athens 02/2012 ‘Netting 1’ Vassilis Karakatsanis’ more in PDF (1 page)(English)

· Liberty Polizou, (Art Historian)

“Με αφορμή τον δάσκαλο Δημήτρη Μυταρά” κατάλογος 1/2010 ΑΘΗΝΑ more in PDF (1 page)

· Rogelio Araujo, (Director in Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art “Can Prunera” de la Ciudad de Soller - Mallorca)

catalogo 1/2010 ATENAS “Alcohol 2009-2010” more in PDF (2 pages)(Espanol)

catalogue 1/2010 ATHENS “Alcohol 2009-2010” more in PDF (2 pages)(English)

κατάλογος 1/2010 ΑΘΗΝΑ “Alcohol 2009-2010” more in PDF (2 pages)

· Jaume Mir, (President of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Mallorca)

κατάλογος 2/2008 ΑΘΗΝΑ “αστικές συμπεριφορές” more in PDF (1 page)

catalogue 2/2008 ATHENS “Urban Behaviours” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

catálogo 2/2008 ATENAS “Comportamientos Urbanos” more in PDF (1 page)(Espanol)

· Pedro A. Serra y Bauza, (Chairman of the "Es Baluard" Foundation of the Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, Palma de Mallorca)

catálogo 3/2005-6/2005-10/2006 & 2/2007 THESSALONIKI- ATENAS & NICOSIA “materiales urbano” ’ more in PDF (2 pages)(Espanol)

κατάλογος 3/2005-6/2005-10/2006 & 2/2007 ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ-ΑΘΗΝΑ & ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ “αστικά υλικά” more in PDF (2 pages)

catalogue 3/2005-6/2005 10/2006 & 2/2007 THESSALONIKI- ATHENS & NICOSIA “‘urban materials” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

· Faye Tzanetoulakou, (Art Historian)

catalogue 3/2004 ATHENS “Netting 1” “ΦΩΣ ΑΝΑΜΕΣΑ-LIGHT BETWEEN” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

κατάλογος 3/2004 ΑΘΗΝΑ “Πλέγµα 1” “ ΦΩΣ ΑΝΑΜΕΣΑ-LIGHT BETWEEN” more in PDF (1 page)

· Alesandro Tosi, (Professor of Art History in University of Pisa)

catalogue 4/2002 & 8/2002 “STORIE GRECHE – Quattro storie” more in PDF (1 page)(Italiano)

κατάλογος 4/2002 & 8/2002 “ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΕΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΕΣ – Τέσσερις ιστορίες” more in PDF (1 page)

catalogue 4/2002 & 8/2002 “‘GREEK STORIES – Four stories” more in PDF (1 page)(English)

catologue 8/02 “Per Vassilis Karakatsanis” more in PDF (1 page)(Italiano)

κατάλογος 8/02 “Per Vassilis Karakatsanis” more in PDF (1 page)

· Martin Globisch, (Art Historian)

new. WESERREPORT, 5/2/1989 BREMEN "VERNISSAGE MIT JURGENS-BRUDER“ more in PDF (1 page)(German)

>Critics / Bibliography more in PDF (3 pages)

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