https://elenibagaki.com ELENI BAGAKI Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:24:13 +0000 https://elenibagaki.com en https://elenibagaki.com/Economy-Class Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:50:02 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Economy-Class <img width="4800" height="3200" width_o="4800" height_o="3200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c18622327a64c2c66329c8e99c51e14cfb840a7cbe67a7d000627e7b75eaa0fe/Economy10.jpg" data-mid="64044522" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c18622327a64c2c66329c8e99c51e14cfb840a7cbe67a7d000627e7b75eaa0fe/Economy10.jpg" /> Installation view. Economy Class, 2016, was shown at SIGNAL, Center of Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden. Shot on my phone, during a cheap flight to Berlin,&nbsp; the score was written by the musician Bagaski, and the text came from a dream of mine. All components together create a hypnotic state where contemplation on ideas about traveling, class, and desire, take place. Economy Class, 2016, iPhone, sound, 3 min 22 sec. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57f763550088c449e3580d7b05cf76c7390eb66abc9f6e8722c20ebaff76c7ef/Economy1.png" data-mid="64044515" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57f763550088c449e3580d7b05cf76c7390eb66abc9f6e8722c20ebaff76c7ef/Economy1.png" /> Video still. <img width="2880" height="1608" width_o="2880" height_o="1608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c3cd980e1df103c1067b79ce9d1d8e904b3d94b5edce0ffaa7a1d732695ac6f/Economy5.jpg" data-mid="64044520" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c3cd980e1df103c1067b79ce9d1d8e904b3d94b5edce0ffaa7a1d732695ac6f/Economy5.jpg" /> Video still. https://elenibagaki.com/May-I-introduce-you-my-firend Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:48:01 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/May-I-introduce-you-my-firend <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daa93f3e82edb7ff09a03cdc0b4db9333c3358512db5618f6866db3da4bf6ea0/vilniusjpg.jpg" data-mid="218941931" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/daa93f3e82edb7ff09a03cdc0b4db9333c3358512db5618f6866db3da4bf6ea0/vilniusjpg.jpg" /> Installation view. I was invited by Valentinas Klimašauskas to present my project May I Introduce My Friend as part of the VILNIAUS KONTEKSTAI project, which took place in 2017 on the streets of Vilnius. <img width="1969" height="1510" width_o="1969" height_o="1510" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/010b883a03a9f9ffb308dd1be8ee027c2bd8b8480da652b95b0be9fd35edb23e/Vilnius3.jpg" data-mid="218942065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/010b883a03a9f9ffb308dd1be8ee027c2bd8b8480da652b95b0be9fd35edb23e/Vilnius3.jpg" /> https://elenibagaki.com/She-was-whistling-he-was-shooting Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:22:45 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/She-was-whistling-he-was-shooting <img width="1769" height="1181" width_o="1769" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a6c0d818048f10d3be4c0a33d58833da3081f4ad87da0b25e955381664ae94d/Benaki01.jpg" data-mid="63993019" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a6c0d818048f10d3be4c0a33d58833da3081f4ad87da0b25e955381664ae94d/Benaki01.jpg" /> She was whistling he was shooting, 2016, is an installation consisting of a film, a song (written in collaboration with musicians Vasilis Moschas and Sofia Sarri) and four sculptures with printed text, presented at the exhibition "The equilibrists" at Benaki Museum, Athens organized by NEW MUSEUM, New York, and DESTE Foundation. She was whistling, he was shooting, 2016, iPhone, sound, 2 min 16 sec <img width="1769" height="1181" width_o="1769" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd1a13c17457c505811d021f2def6eacd8e618119521b4582858dd249db51489/Benaki02.jpg" data-mid="64043913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd1a13c17457c505811d021f2def6eacd8e618119521b4582858dd249db51489/Benaki02.jpg" />Installation view. Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-257707704/he-fucked-her-and-never-talked-to-her <img width="2896" height="1944" width_o="2896" height_o="1944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd340259f44e39f6e80a771256ffbd93e6b03ee9b0110c9e568b3f675af5a660/Benaki03.jpg" data-mid="64043919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd340259f44e39f6e80a771256ffbd93e6b03ee9b0110c9e568b3f675af5a660/Benaki03.jpg" /> For his birthday I fucked somebody else, 2016, customized prints on t-shirt, steel wire and steel base, 90 x 60 x 4 cm. <img width="2063" height="1385" width_o="2063" height_o="1385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bad4e662c251e4e66a57a44d554fc8c88e78659314e65f33987099fca6f13e7/Benaki04.jpg" data-mid="64043978" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bad4e662c251e4e66a57a44d554fc8c88e78659314e65f33987099fca6f13e7/Benaki04.jpg" /> In my bedroom/ It must be hard to be you, 2016, customized prints on t-shirt, steel wire and steel base, 90 x 60 x 4 cm. <img width="2092" height="1404" width_o="2092" height_o="1404" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ca0c09297ba1ce508922d1ab7fa4ce84838063970a690f32f60117db8b21974/Benaki05.jpg" data-mid="64044148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ca0c09297ba1ce508922d1ab7fa4ce84838063970a690f32f60117db8b21974/Benaki05.jpg" /> He made me drink water from his floor, I was thirsty, 2016,&nbsp;customized prints on t-shirt, steel wire and steel base, 90 x 60 x 4 cm. <img width="2088" height="1402" width_o="2088" height_o="1402" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4943ec6b686a43703e724fbe61362d9b3c50cbfe8539266a72bcd149e800ba31/Benaki06.jpg" data-mid="64044241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4943ec6b686a43703e724fbe61362d9b3c50cbfe8539266a72bcd149e800ba31/Benaki06.jpg" />Tears made his dick hard, 2016,&nbsp;customized prints on t-shirt, steel wire and steel base, 90 x 60 x 4 cm. https://elenibagaki.com/Making-a-film-in-solitude-and-in-conversation-with-others Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:26:06 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Making-a-film-in-solitude-and-in-conversation-with-others Making a film in solitude and in conversation with others (extract), 2020, HD video, sound, 28 min 46 sec Making a movie in solitude and in conversation with others, 2020, is a video I made during my two-month stay on Fogo Island, Canada. A woman - the artist - drives alone in her car while contemplating ideas such as belonging, loneliness, independence, creativity, and wonders how to make a movie while she is isolated on the island. Seeking answers to her questions, she quotes ideas and opinions from women in the field of cinema and literature, such as Claudia Rankine, Zadie Smith, Sally Rooney, Chantal Akerman, Agnès Varda, and Trinh T. Minh-ha and other. When the ride is over, a new conversation unfolds, this time inside a house where Diane, one of the islanders, talks about her passion for icebergs. As the discussion between the two women progresses so does the search for meaning on the barren island. <img width="2880" height="1586" width_o="2880" height_o="1586" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46b905c49621ceab0d6eead2e88b2e93a70c6bf0deddf57470d1b37fdb631da0/Screen-Shot-2024-11-05-at-10.38.49-AM.png" data-mid="221690600" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46b905c49621ceab0d6eead2e88b2e93a70c6bf0deddf57470d1b37fdb631da0/Screen-Shot-2024-11-05-at-10.38.49-AM.png" /> Video still <img width="2880" height="1582" width_o="2880" height_o="1582" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91f0cd08c87ac3a66e90106042157cc0be6398e929ec7b46c0e2ec54ebaa4fbc/Screen-Shot-2024-11-05-at-10.37.37-AM.png" data-mid="221690611" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91f0cd08c87ac3a66e90106042157cc0be6398e929ec7b46c0e2ec54ebaa4fbc/Screen-Shot-2024-11-05-at-10.37.37-AM.png" /> Video still&nbsp; <img width="4500" height="2503" width_o="4500" height_o="2503" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab8856084a2279e56416902c2dfab42aa04f5db7734ebddcf6442792ee9adfa2/Film_still4.jpg" data-mid="63079041" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab8856084a2279e56416902c2dfab42aa04f5db7734ebddcf6442792ee9adfa2/Film_still4.jpg" />Video still https://elenibagaki.com/Reclining-Artist-the-Artist-is-Reclining Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:55:31 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Reclining-Artist-the-Artist-is-Reclining <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4da94c6c8ca8b7c212fa5590be0637793f991598f15404819ca1d587a6dec4da/IMG_9684.jpg" data-mid="113431966" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4da94c6c8ca8b7c212fa5590be0637793f991598f15404819ca1d587a6dec4da/IMG_9684.jpg" />Installation view RECLINING ARTIST, THE ARTIST IS RECLINING Solo exhibition at Eleni Koroneou gallery, Athens 2021 Reclining artist, the artist is recliningI am taking a breakI stop to think, enjoy, absorbWhat is there left to make?I take it easy, I slow down, I look backJoy and desireWhat can I reclaim? Taking as a starting point a series of paintings that I had completed in 2010 in my hometown, Chania, I get inspired to paint again. Weaving a personal story of nature and myself, I continue my research on ideas of wandering, time, place, and sense of belonging. I return to the medium of painting and portray landscapes that seem disrupted by time and space. Employing a soft palette, I capture the elusive moment of the light when the sun goes down; the vegetation, the earth, the animals all float and immerse together in layers of color, overriding ideas of perspective and creating a new space for contemplation. *Further info hereReclining Artist, the Artist is Reclining,&nbsp;2020, iPhone, sound, 5 min 38 sec (on loop) <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d547267c7b7cc8ec442d1b3da6680e30194cc98900780ea7bae8304fc8b2b43/IMG_9652.jpg" data-mid="113432008" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d547267c7b7cc8ec442d1b3da6680e30194cc98900780ea7bae8304fc8b2b43/IMG_9652.jpg" />Installation view <img width="3648" height="4365" width_o="3648" height_o="4365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d087888926d24448fb02b4a5fe475f17839e38ed3d94cf493bbd624d2baaa87/IMG_9596.jpg" data-mid="113432031" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d087888926d24448fb02b4a5fe475f17839e38ed3d94cf493bbd624d2baaa87/IMG_9596.jpg" />Just kidding (Dildo in the woods), 2010-20, oil on canvas, 100 x 120 cm <img width="3648" height="4374" width_o="3648" height_o="4374" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc96628c08cb0608ccb501a08a113904254877f989b9a87c3b9ebdf4ce646a92/IMG_9611.jpg" data-mid="113432035" border="0" data-scale="56" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc96628c08cb0608ccb501a08a113904254877f989b9a87c3b9ebdf4ce646a92/IMG_9611.jpg" /> I held still waiting for the pleasure to dull (Pink rock), 2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm &nbsp; <img width="3648" height="5029" width_o="3648" height_o="5029" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a83687705d19fd7f2251697df79dce53f15ac37bb9c7d9056e9ea182193a39f6/IMG_9621.jpg" data-mid="113432436" border="0" data-scale="34" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a83687705d19fd7f2251697df79dce53f15ac37bb9c7d9056e9ea182193a39f6/IMG_9621.jpg" /> See? I had seen it precisely this way (Green face), 2010-21, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 cm <img width="4802" height="3648" width_o="4802" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2cda7ca7ba6951903a87f1d5b1124f8816afc621c07400bcb4cfb333387d168/IMG_9583.jpg" data-mid="113432033" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2cda7ca7ba6951903a87f1d5b1124f8816afc621c07400bcb4cfb333387d168/IMG_9583.jpg" /> I nodded, yes, as if I had everything (Matisse), 2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm <img width="3648" height="3435" width_o="3648" height_o="3435" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be40b2291070564fe6b53dcd30068241884c16ea410b7d75b901d61cd57ef2f7/IMG_9556.jpg" data-mid="113432032" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be40b2291070564fe6b53dcd30068241884c16ea410b7d75b901d61cd57ef2f7/IMG_9556.jpg" /> There was a promise in it (The pond), 2021, oil and acrylic on canvas, 140 x 150 cm <img width="3648" height="3433" width_o="3648" height_o="3433" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cba7cca88dcd89218e56f57bb8b1991887eb808d02b267d38532d9cfa61de5cd/IMG_9548.jpg" data-mid="113432037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cba7cca88dcd89218e56f57bb8b1991887eb808d02b267d38532d9cfa61de5cd/IMG_9548.jpg" /> I thought something about love&nbsp;(Lazy River), 2020, oil on canvas, 140 x 150 cm <img width="886" height="700" width_o="886" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dc327184cdf7b7d18291faf42b9f61b4522b5389e683208c6acdc7a6580542f/I-was-falling-into.jpg" data-mid="168103586" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/886/i/5dc327184cdf7b7d18291faf42b9f61b4522b5389e683208c6acdc7a6580542f/I-was-falling-into.jpg" /> I was falling into something (Maybe), 2020, oil and acrylic on canvas40 x 50 cm <img width="1241" height="1151" width_o="1241" height_o="1151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f222c86a41015919483759207617c1a811fdc01aa0dc76f617ce962e5eeff29/Sublime-Succulents.jpg" data-mid="168103660" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f222c86a41015919483759207617c1a811fdc01aa0dc76f617ce962e5eeff29/Sublime-Succulents.jpg" /> I let myself imagine what I wanted (Sublime succulents), 2010, oil on canvas, 130 x 140 cm <img width="1050" height="948" width_o="1050" height_o="948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb50a44da692e3e3769db01b860193525188d5c07b9f47bcde2786183d28bc91/Trees-copy.jpg" data-mid="168103659" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb50a44da692e3e3769db01b860193525188d5c07b9f47bcde2786183d28bc91/Trees-copy.jpg" /> I woke to the sound of laughter (Trees), 2010, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm <img width="1200" height="1106" width_o="1200" height_o="1106" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/216d636ba9519c978f742903838d085db9534771c70af183722cc9d4378c16a2/Goat.jpg" data-mid="168103671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/216d636ba9519c978f742903838d085db9534771c70af183722cc9d4378c16a2/Goat.jpg" /> I could believe anything new (The goats), 2010, oil on canvas, 121 x 131 cm <img width="1181" height="939" width_o="1181" height_o="939" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e9d3446cfbf38956240f0a52a21f2b7471d257c7694bbca741c530a0f5d9b34/Swinging-girls.jpg" data-mid="168103658" border="0" data-scale="53" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e9d3446cfbf38956240f0a52a21f2b7471d257c7694bbca741c530a0f5d9b34/Swinging-girls.jpg" /> I had faith in them (Swinging girls), 2010, oil on canvas, 61 x 77 cm https://elenibagaki.com/Falling-into-whispers-and-kisses Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:44:08 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Falling-into-whispers-and-kisses <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/241209991ef909546eb274e53786f90407a8b93a7b1552a84593eb007fc206e7/image1.jpg" data-mid="120071544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/241209991ef909546eb274e53786f90407a8b93a7b1552a84593eb007fc206e7/image1.jpg" />Installation view FALLING INTO WHISPERS AND KISSES Solo exhibition at CHAUFFEUR gallery, Sydney 2021 At first glance over Bagaki's compelling works on paper, there lies a real sense of aesthetic hybrid - of art history, exoticism and imaginary reality. The problem with all three is an historical one. There is a strong conviction in the history of photography and painting demonstrated in 'Falling into Whispers and Kisses'. The exhibition draws the viewer, indeed allures them, into a discreet feminine discourse, a constellation of subjects that question representation, desire and taboo with genuine personality, humour and wit. The work harnesses bodily subjects: natural or artificial. Whether animate or inanimate, they are imbued with a preconceived sense of movement. Carefully arranged, they are objects laden with the autobiographical and universal narrative of women. The landscape, objectification and idealisation referenced, recaptured and parodied in the works is derived from the art historically and culturally manifest by men depicting women lying around or posing nude for exotic consumption, or imitating nature from the masculine perspective. *Full text by Ben Gavin here&nbsp;http://www.chauffeurgallery.com.au/Eleni_Bagaki.php<img width="1078" height="1417" width_o="1078" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72bc1b19e5e49b7aeaea520a174b972d44d20c7e19d31782790fc5fa1c3c4148/Tzouli.jpg" data-mid="120072099" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72bc1b19e5e49b7aeaea520a174b972d44d20c7e19d31782790fc5fa1c3c4148/Tzouli.jpg" /> Tzouli, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm&nbsp; <img width="1417" height="1874" width_o="1417" height_o="1874" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d8e13f53f008517c7eee4db13b8602c268b16fbdafbac5a311725ec2f656f28/No-rush.jpg" data-mid="120072643" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d8e13f53f008517c7eee4db13b8602c268b16fbdafbac5a311725ec2f656f28/No-rush.jpg" /> No rush, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm <img width="1051" height="1417" width_o="1051" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b28c281e2aed95201705448af3e26825f9d165270b7ebae82ead6debc271930b/Dance-with-me-I.jpg" data-mid="120072104" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b28c281e2aed95201705448af3e26825f9d165270b7ebae82ead6debc271930b/Dance-with-me-I.jpg" /> Dance with me I, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm &nbsp; <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d4ff3e7a35fbda26c4deb02ceb87b5bf84149a83bf825cc62bf28268838bc3d/image2.jpg" data-mid="120071562" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d4ff3e7a35fbda26c4deb02ceb87b5bf84149a83bf825cc62bf28268838bc3d/image2.jpg" />Installation view <img width="1417" height="1076" width_o="1417" height_o="1076" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe9af277885473eeb801284531a5f57c09a6757ba7dbf485a66d497f504f4d22/Again-like-before.jpg" data-mid="120072144" border="0" data-scale="52" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe9af277885473eeb801284531a5f57c09a6757ba7dbf485a66d497f504f4d22/Again-like-before.jpg" /> Again like before, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm <img width="1078" height="1417" width_o="1078" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c20f54c5073acf8adf352ceb1d25dccbbed944edd4896afe7e4185fbe149e754/Its-my-turn.jpg" data-mid="120072115" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c20f54c5073acf8adf352ceb1d25dccbbed944edd4896afe7e4185fbe149e754/Its-my-turn.jpg" /> It’s my turn, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm <img width="945" height="1254" width_o="945" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00c1bb184e3907b1f5c4352cbc517d28c4e602976bf37ddeda4dca505511364f/Wait.jpg" data-mid="120074320" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/945/i/00c1bb184e3907b1f5c4352cbc517d28c4e602976bf37ddeda4dca505511364f/Wait.jpg" /> Wait, 2020, acrylic paint &amp; color pencil on magazine, 26 x 20 cm&nbsp; https://elenibagaki.com/Feeling-that-way Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:39:35 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Feeling-that-way <img width="5476" height="3652" width_o="5476" height_o="3652" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4409fdc28f1eccffe87bf9b7dcb430a34477d7bb6414c1ecd173d1eeda9a7956/M-M_001.jpg" data-mid="172797482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4409fdc28f1eccffe87bf9b7dcb430a34477d7bb6414c1ecd173d1eeda9a7956/M-M_001.jpg" /> Installation view FEELING THAT WAY Group show Moods &amp; Memories at Eleni Koroneou gallery, Athens2022 <img width="5476" height="4445" width_o="5476" height_o="4445" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29bea7335ccc95fccdcbe6a23fc1bdbe75646c11cf8584e46daec0755579acd8/eb_Calla_2022_collage.jpg" data-mid="172797464" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29bea7335ccc95fccdcbe6a23fc1bdbe75646c11cf8584e46daec0755579acd8/eb_Calla_2022_collage.jpg" /> Calla, 2022, collage <img width="5476" height="4415" width_o="5476" height_o="4415" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b073f486a9e25f7b8a904e442eb13404fe352bdc70b0fae1ecc10e1bb7197a0/eb_Cinnamon_2022_collage.jpg" data-mid="172797468" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b073f486a9e25f7b8a904e442eb13404fe352bdc70b0fae1ecc10e1bb7197a0/eb_Cinnamon_2022_collage.jpg" /> Cinnamon, 2022, collage <img width="5049" height="5476" width_o="5049" height_o="5476" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d1b44978580f0420a03328e2d170ec8f9155cd59b4b6e4ca645d03abc6c709a/eb_Ivy_2022_collage.jpg" data-mid="172797472" border="0" data-scale="57" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d1b44978580f0420a03328e2d170ec8f9155cd59b4b6e4ca645d03abc6c709a/eb_Ivy_2022_collage.jpg" /> Ivy, 2022, collage,&nbsp;38.5 x 35 cm <img width="5022" height="5476" width_o="5022" height_o="5476" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/110b328ba06fd2da1867c8e386357935491957c1ec8baaa9df6ac5a7655bf4fa/eb_Narcissa_2022.jpg" data-mid="172797476" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/110b328ba06fd2da1867c8e386357935491957c1ec8baaa9df6ac5a7655bf4fa/eb_Narcissa_2022.jpg" />Narcissa, 2022, collage,&nbsp;38.5 x 35 cm <img width="4974" height="5476" width_o="4974" height_o="5476" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a5e2cf25bae3d1c748a413fc3b0cec65c4f4de1cea9479bd12c373f04df7617/eb_cardinal_2022_collage.jpg" data-mid="172797466" border="0" data-scale="51" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a5e2cf25bae3d1c748a413fc3b0cec65c4f4de1cea9479bd12c373f04df7617/eb_cardinal_2022_collage.jpg" /> Cardinal, 2022, collage, 38.5 x 35 cm <img width="5476" height="4387" width_o="5476" height_o="4387" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3876289c8ef34eaacc0bedbf7ed80c3177ef4fd10621a38901981fb5a2bba71c/eb_Rose_2022_collage.jpg" data-mid="172797479" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3876289c8ef34eaacc0bedbf7ed80c3177ef4fd10621a38901981fb5a2bba71c/eb_Rose_2022_collage.jpg" /> &nbsp;Rose, 2022, collage&nbsp; https://elenibagaki.com/Something-like-a-poem-a-nude-and-flowers-in-a-vase Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:38:52 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Something-like-a-poem-a-nude-and-flowers-in-a-vase <img width="3937" height="2213" width_o="3937" height_o="2213" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d5f1a8919b6c5bbc9d75a4293d148177eabc0db97a77de21cfdea7fe95e4b3c/cropped.jpg" data-mid="195521853" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d5f1a8919b6c5bbc9d75a4293d148177eabc0db97a77de21cfdea7fe95e4b3c/cropped.jpg" /> Photo: Studio Vacharidis SOMETHING LIKE A POEM, A NUDE, AND FLOWERS IN A VASE EMST (National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens) 2023 EMΣT – National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens Presented at EMΣT as part of the Women Rule the World exhibition cycle, this institutional solo exhibition brought together painting, sound, and text to explore female desire and the erotic quest. Through layered perspectives and non-normative positions of looking, Bagaki approaches intimacy as both personal and political. Autobiography expands beyond the self into the cultural frameworks that regulate representation, revealing how female bodies are staged and consumed, and how the female gaze and female desire are repeatedly undermined or denied authority.Check the webpage of the exhibitionDownload the digital catalogue of the exhibition here Curator Tina Pandi Director Katerina Gregos <img width="4286" height="2510" width_o="4286" height_o="2510" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/649484ae2b8e6186189a7e7d2e8150a2772bf11e2ccf497b16090efeec7e5dcc/6.jpg" data-mid="169136392" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/649484ae2b8e6186189a7e7d2e8150a2772bf11e2ccf497b16090efeec7e5dcc/6.jpg" /> Photo: Studio Vacharidis<img width="4070" height="2291" width_o="4070" height_o="2291" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a2de62d67f13f49c6193202f4a247d185cfe7a7fe34a33acb66dc166352a1e1/1.jpg" data-mid="169136387" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a2de62d67f13f49c6193202f4a247d185cfe7a7fe34a33acb66dc166352a1e1/1.jpg" /> Photo: Studio Vacharidis <img width="5812" height="6722" width_o="5812" height_o="6722" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27ae2af19bc49a78516e9e07e458e2ba461abfd68cbd1ad3edc794781be93a4d/Man-under-the-sky-he-imagined-his-life-naked200x230.jpg" data-mid="169137188" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27ae2af19bc49a78516e9e07e458e2ba461abfd68cbd1ad3edc794781be93a4d/Man-under-the-sky-he-imagined-his-life-naked200x230.jpg" /> Man under the sky (he imagined his life naked), 2023, oil on canvas, 230 x 200&nbsp; cm <img width="5688" height="6213" width_o="5688" height_o="6213" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d37c3f4172b7da84842ac0e7fd5a21c53199e84107672d3095773460ae66b4d2/Man-with-long-hair-the-wind-had-ceased_100x120.jpg" data-mid="169137190" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d37c3f4172b7da84842ac0e7fd5a21c53199e84107672d3095773460ae66b4d2/Man-with-long-hair-the-wind-had-ceased_100x120.jpg" /> Man with long hair (the wind had ceased), 2022, oil on canvas, 120 x 130 cm <img width="5910" height="6306" width_o="5910" height_o="6306" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb33d5a721625f729202715affa12ce251fdf26d36cea5292c181f11378ca244/The-essence-is-real_140x150.jpg" data-mid="169137193" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb33d5a721625f729202715affa12ce251fdf26d36cea5292c181f11378ca244/The-essence-is-real_140x150.jpg" />The essence is real, 2022, oil on canvas, 150 x 140 cm <img width="5660" height="6159" width_o="5660" height_o="6159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9fa4aa1f56c6f63905d37b5d30bcd960c52c281d9848fe0e89054caf3366781/Man-with-flowers-he-confessed_100x120.jpg" data-mid="169137189" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9fa4aa1f56c6f63905d37b5d30bcd960c52c281d9848fe0e89054caf3366781/Man-with-flowers-he-confessed_100x120.jpg" />Man with flowers (he confessed), 2022, oil on canvas, 120 x 130 cm <img width="5670" height="6170" width_o="5670" height_o="6170" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f90bb90bd7f9368cce4022671eb280ef8d2527361d97e58f3bf1a38c347d6c2/The-kiss-he-was-not-one-but-two100x120.jpg" data-mid="169137194" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f90bb90bd7f9368cce4022671eb280ef8d2527361d97e58f3bf1a38c347d6c2/The-kiss-he-was-not-one-but-two100x120.jpg" />The kiss (he was not one but two), 2022, oil on canvas, 120 x 130 cm <img width="4272" height="2680" width_o="4272" height_o="2680" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d79bbb2d6dded8de058cd72839cf4035fb5fdf67e7875f174b1c0438b9a6f0e2/7.jpg" data-mid="169136394" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d79bbb2d6dded8de058cd72839cf4035fb5fdf67e7875f174b1c0438b9a6f0e2/7.jpg" /> <img width="1809" height="1253" width_o="1809" height_o="1253" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d737b02d2218860ff5fe6b4b2ca5f0954b12aafadb44b2e78b98569827fe280e/7-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="195440261" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d737b02d2218860ff5fe6b4b2ca5f0954b12aafadb44b2e78b98569827fe280e/7-copy-2.jpg" /> <img width="1078" height="1417" width_o="1078" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c20f54c5073acf8adf352ceb1d25dccbbed944edd4896afe7e4185fbe149e754/Its-my-turn.jpg" data-mid="169136235" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c20f54c5073acf8adf352ceb1d25dccbbed944edd4896afe7e4185fbe149e754/Its-my-turn.jpg" /> Lorenzo, 2021, colour pencil on paper, 19.5 x 25.5 cm &nbsp; <img width="1078" height="1417" width_o="1078" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72bc1b19e5e49b7aeaea520a174b972d44d20c7e19d31782790fc5fa1c3c4148/Tzouli.jpg" data-mid="169136233" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72bc1b19e5e49b7aeaea520a174b972d44d20c7e19d31782790fc5fa1c3c4148/Tzouli.jpg" /> Tzouli, 2021, colour pencil on paper, 19.5 x 25.5 cm&nbsp; <img width="945" height="1254" width_o="945" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00c1bb184e3907b1f5c4352cbc517d28c4e602976bf37ddeda4dca505511364f/Wait.jpg" data-mid="169136238" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/945/i/00c1bb184e3907b1f5c4352cbc517d28c4e602976bf37ddeda4dca505511364f/Wait.jpg" />Mia, 2021, colour pencil on paper, 19.5 x 25.5 cm <img width="1417" height="1874" width_o="1417" height_o="1874" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d8e13f53f008517c7eee4db13b8602c268b16fbdafbac5a311725ec2f656f28/No-rush.jpg" data-mid="169136237" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d8e13f53f008517c7eee4db13b8602c268b16fbdafbac5a311725ec2f656f28/No-rush.jpg" /> Rosa, 2021, colour pencil on paper, 19.5 x 25.5 cm <img width="5720" height="6352" width_o="5720" height_o="6352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1af6e357680b6cab63e40c8f709d2c36348379449abdd480bca3aa6fc2678caf/Nike-socks.jpg" data-mid="169137191" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1af6e357680b6cab63e40c8f709d2c36348379449abdd480bca3aa6fc2678caf/Nike-socks.jpg" /> Nike socks, 2022, oil and acrylic on canvas, 45 x 50 cm <img width="5728" height="6352" width_o="5728" height_o="6352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6173831bf325097a90ccb34e30d9c0fa6a2c3bf30a1a68e22e9e18c8a90a27c8/Gesso-primer.jpg" data-mid="169137187" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6173831bf325097a90ccb34e30d9c0fa6a2c3bf30a1a68e22e9e18c8a90a27c8/Gesso-primer.jpg" /> Gesso primer, 2022, oil and acrylic on canvas, 45 x 50 cm <img width="5696" height="6389" width_o="5696" height_o="6389" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63ebe1eff32c7334f3e72b8ec8b8a8b77ca387d5571d705d1fd520654607c5a9/-Coca-cola.jpg" data-mid="169137186" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63ebe1eff32c7334f3e72b8ec8b8a8b77ca387d5571d705d1fd520654607c5a9/-Coca-cola.jpg" /> Coca-Cola, 2022, oil and acrylic on canvas, 40 x 45 cm <img width="7089" height="5884" width_o="7089" height_o="5884" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86a6bb44b7071b70d0bbb1776b3263f27cfcd6f4783fd8e033069725471455ed/The-book-reader_50x60.jpg" data-mid="169137192" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86a6bb44b7071b70d0bbb1776b3263f27cfcd6f4783fd8e033069725471455ed/The-book-reader_50x60.jpg" /> The book reader, 2022, oil and acrylic on canvas, 50 x 60 cm <img width="4118" height="2399" width_o="4118" height_o="2399" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b62788a268fff76db0183f42b6ccde0ec17b8dcc31f920e52d8ba481d82408b/10-2.jpg" data-mid="245113750" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b62788a268fff76db0183f42b6ccde0ec17b8dcc31f920e52d8ba481d82408b/10-2.jpg" /> <img width="6833" height="4555" width_o="6833" height_o="4555" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffa7abbb175b1f128abcb8ca2bb27bd8e9885f560fdc1e37b4890acbe40ae5fb/unnamed.jpeg" data-mid="195521917" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffa7abbb175b1f128abcb8ca2bb27bd8e9885f560fdc1e37b4890acbe40ae5fb/unnamed.jpeg" /> <img width="3395" height="2708" width_o="3395" height_o="2708" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf3f837bf781cfd93b8039ad817d04ebacd2d8b69bcdec50e4a467580d9da9f6/9.jpg" data-mid="195521942" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf3f837bf781cfd93b8039ad817d04ebacd2d8b69bcdec50e4a467580d9da9f6/9.jpg" /> &nbsp;Sound installation Click on each title to listen to the song he came 1:16 he said he liked me 2:11 in my bedroom 1:02 he never let me watch 2:23 Music composition, production: Anna Vs June, mixing: Nikos Triantafillou https://elenibagaki.com/What-bodies-want-to-do Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:38:33 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/What-bodies-want-to-do <img width="4000" height="2461" width_o="4000" height_o="2461" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0812c8353f931d1c275c55b7fbdfb1eebde1ca62ba75b387a42645181d6beb76/2C0A9964b.jpg" data-mid="245062911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0812c8353f931d1c275c55b7fbdfb1eebde1ca62ba75b387a42645181d6beb76/2C0A9964b.jpg" /> Installation view WHAT BODIES WANT TO DO Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens2024 In her second solo exhibition at Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Eleni Bagaki extends her investigation into gaze, desire, and fantasy through a series of large scale paintings and collages. Produced during her residency at the LUMA Foundation in Arles and in Athens, these works use the framework of public space to reflect and negotiate these concepts. The show derives its title from a publication titled "The Camargue," discovered by the artist during her stay at the residency house in Arles. Written in the 70’s by British journalist Carol Dix, the travelogue takes us on an exploration of the region and, as the title of the show suggests, evokes the yearnings of our physical selves and the carefree spirit of the era. Dix, a casual tourist, traversed the beaches and the streets of Arles and the Camargue by car, immersing herself in its unique atmosphere. Similar to the Greek isles, from which the artist hails, the Camargue is often portrayed as an island, a fantastical land where minds and bodies can unwind and expand. Bagaki’s work is harnessing an ambiance rooted in leisure and idleness. The subjects of her paintings (mostly) male bodies in a state of inactivity, sunbathers, gazers, and introverts reflect a sense of freedom, non-conformity, and possibly aloofness. In her paintings, the figures gracefully evade the viewer's gaze, their eyes fixed upon distant vistas that extend beyond the edges of the canvas. Each brushstroke pulls the depicted forms towards an enigmatic essence, inviting the viewer to embark on a journey of introspection and discovery. Bodies which are close in proximity but emotionally distant, positioned in nature with no clear entrance or exit pathway, create a sense of in-betweenness without a clear narrative of what comes next, implying infinite possibilities non-exclusive to the subjects’ experience. A close look reveals a resemblance to street photography and its core principles—light, composition and moment—an attempt to capture subjects in their most authentic state, unmediated and spontaneous. Tod Papageorge’s Acropolis photographic series has influenced Bagaki’s creative output. In the early 80’s, the photographer spent his summers on the Acropolis capturing tourists, languid and tender, abandoning themselves to the sun. These images, primarily rendered in black and white, provide Bagaki with a versatile canvas upon which to employ the “colors she perceives," a dynamic, vibrant palette and pigment scheme that incites our senses. In that manner, she reimagines and reinvents new compositions, borrowing from Renaissance religious paintings and the techniques of Impressionism, seamlessly weaving them into the canvas.In parallel to her paintings, Bagaki exhibits a series of collages crafted from photo albums and travel guides sourced from the bazaars of Arles. Within these collages, she employs photographs capturing life in the Provence region of southern France, particularly emphasising women toiling in the fields. Here, the bodies are portrayed as dynamic, resilient and authentic, juxtaposed against idyllic landscapes captured to underscore the idea of the romanticised South.In Bagaki's exhibition, the fusion of paintings and collages conjures a poetic mindscape, a tapestry of the subconscious where the human form merges seamlessly with the natural world, evoking a dance between leisure, labor and meditation. Here, the boundaries blur, and one can feel the pulse of nature echoing within the portrayed beings, reminding us that bodies, as the title suggests, possess an innate capacity for movement and expression. Text by Kelly Tsipni-Kolaza <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d0fd78d58f73c35e3bf71084984001319fc7df10479656b63c7361c96eda3fe/2C0A9931.jpg" data-mid="212406184" border="0" data-scale="75" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d0fd78d58f73c35e3bf71084984001319fc7df10479656b63c7361c96eda3fe/2C0A9931.jpg" /> <img width="5644" height="4259" width_o="5644" height_o="4259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f1a54b03f612a32cfeb511acd87df39d9d1b49d2d46330ff8522950ed194d39/Eleni_Bagaki_Paintings_2-1.jpg" data-mid="212406251" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f1a54b03f612a32cfeb511acd87df39d9d1b49d2d46330ff8522950ed194d39/Eleni_Bagaki_Paintings_2-1.jpg" /> When the sun came out (la dernière fois), 2024, oil on canvas,&nbsp; 265 x 195 cm <img width="5331" height="4518" width_o="5331" height_o="4518" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0dca9f2278336272188f114e2b50beef65f73a66bf86553b310e6cfa9bdb40e7/Eleni_Bagaki_Paintings_-11.jpg" data-mid="212406250" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0dca9f2278336272188f114e2b50beef65f73a66bf86553b310e6cfa9bdb40e7/Eleni_Bagaki_Paintings_-11.jpg" /> The wind kept us safe, 2024, oil on canvas, 235 x 195 cm <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d459fbf4dd8dc3ef2931f83e163182df31d0cec158eb91ab80f1715f1a2d395c/2C0A9937.jpg" data-mid="212406199" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d459fbf4dd8dc3ef2931f83e163182df31d0cec158eb91ab80f1715f1a2d395c/2C0A9937.jpg" />They used to go and wait (le grand blue), 2024, oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/244eb407c47e593e10a6f5b616b7947fbb5c290de77eedb943900b2312920c4e/2C0A9952.jpg" data-mid="212406204" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/244eb407c47e593e10a6f5b616b7947fbb5c290de77eedb943900b2312920c4e/2C0A9952.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9b55abbfb2f832114c56f35e2a3eb538b58f01a4885c6e30fc0ce774245c1b5/2C0A9946.jpg" data-mid="212406384" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9b55abbfb2f832114c56f35e2a3eb538b58f01a4885c6e30fc0ce774245c1b5/2C0A9946.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93d2ae7599735cf368f47eba9b8bbee0b3be9e148cbd7d72a62e1ad5f1bbd370/2C0A9973.jpg" data-mid="245063040" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93d2ae7599735cf368f47eba9b8bbee0b3be9e148cbd7d72a62e1ad5f1bbd370/2C0A9973.jpg" /> <img width="2668" height="4000" width_o="2668" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4e99c14b9e6ef12f55e06d50fae758a7a639b319e5bc0c35fe9abbcdd1b3f8a/2C0A9982.jpg" data-mid="212406390" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4e99c14b9e6ef12f55e06d50fae758a7a639b319e5bc0c35fe9abbcdd1b3f8a/2C0A9982.jpg" /> Empty wine bottles, 2024, oil on canvas, 130 x 120 cm <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64f46407e2d2192b2cdb0d86d21eb296bdb8362d62ee5d41554cc86d2db8f204/2C0A9968.jpg" data-mid="212406208" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64f46407e2d2192b2cdb0d86d21eb296bdb8362d62ee5d41554cc86d2db8f204/2C0A9968.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8aebdc93896a84ced8ac3743a1cdf6d85041c0a3efc3d5fd3803c3d237cdff21/2C0A9984.jpg" data-mid="212406210" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8aebdc93896a84ced8ac3743a1cdf6d85041c0a3efc3d5fd3803c3d237cdff21/2C0A9984.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c98679267bac719460c5d1275f36bc0dd0fc8e18e238d553059a22e0353694be/2C0A9990.jpg" data-mid="212406207" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c98679267bac719460c5d1275f36bc0dd0fc8e18e238d553059a22e0353694be/2C0A9990.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0598f594ec7783c692caa3014a0b953f7f9a20e218bf60b26f46f75836097c0b/2C0A9987.jpg" data-mid="212406206" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0598f594ec7783c692caa3014a0b953f7f9a20e218bf60b26f46f75836097c0b/2C0A9987.jpg" /> <img width="3346" height="3905" width_o="3346" height_o="3905" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e10a1765bbfae8e08a1a3add69bdf0530cca7328dd6f9b00d3a54917fe0fec86/2C0A9438c.jpg" data-mid="212406246" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e10a1765bbfae8e08a1a3add69bdf0530cca7328dd6f9b00d3a54917fe0fec86/2C0A9438c.jpg" />They looked for a place to dream, 2024, oil on canvas, 200 x 170 cm <img width="3014" height="3852" width_o="3014" height_o="3852" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6457e9e97b89bb53deedb42155a3cbca13b6947f5fe1b96ff3f14b05aaed92d/2C0A9447d.jpg" data-mid="212406248" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d6457e9e97b89bb53deedb42155a3cbca13b6947f5fe1b96ff3f14b05aaed92d/2C0A9447d.jpg" />They used to go and wait (le grand blue), 2024, oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm <img width="3097" height="3832" width_o="3097" height_o="3832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97b6d2fec186c649982c9b52fdc2632e5ce617c6c62707bd6f176b2f5578d681/2C0A9657d.jpg" data-mid="212406249" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97b6d2fec186c649982c9b52fdc2632e5ce617c6c62707bd6f176b2f5578d681/2C0A9657d.jpg" />Ah, quelle merveille!,&nbsp;2024, oil on canvas,&nbsp; 210 x 170 cm <img width="3542" height="3856" width_o="3542" height_o="3856" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e73ac70cc0b3f19676bd37c912f1e7be637b0efe15d16d81e11375c1133c4c9/2C0A9407c.jpg" data-mid="212406211" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e73ac70cc0b3f19676bd37c912f1e7be637b0efe15d16d81e11375c1133c4c9/2C0A9407c.jpg" /> Empty wine bottles, 2024, oil on canvas, 130 x 120 cm <img width="3411" height="3799" width_o="3411" height_o="3799" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1aca6fdd8129c3d9031ff8d0e19e3a5e9b9d4e3c585825d7e0248ef5b39f5ca2/2C0A9427d.jpg" data-mid="212406245" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1aca6fdd8129c3d9031ff8d0e19e3a5e9b9d4e3c585825d7e0248ef5b39f5ca2/2C0A9427d.jpg" /> In a moment of doubt, he looked away (avec pleasure), 2024, oil on canvas, 110 x 100 cm &nbsp; <img width="3403" height="3748" width_o="3403" height_o="3748" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bc1008e1d130b8ed97b1bbdfdfa4e394243e948eca775f0a3cbf35d76019167/2C0A9424d.jpg" data-mid="212406677" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bc1008e1d130b8ed97b1bbdfdfa4e394243e948eca775f0a3cbf35d76019167/2C0A9424d.jpg" /> Mosquito bites, 2024, oil on canvas, 110 x 100 cm <img width="3687" height="3850" width_o="3687" height_o="3850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ecdfdee25e51aaac99cbb593e40cd07c707bec46861d8f5da24c6360e984097/2C0A9434d.jpg" data-mid="212406554" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ecdfdee25e51aaac99cbb593e40cd07c707bec46861d8f5da24c6360e984097/2C0A9434d.jpg" /> He stood there (le visage), 2024, oil on canvas,&nbsp; 100 x 95 cm <img width="3458" height="4000" width_o="3458" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d9588844dcadb1db91c7ff2e03afaef96f0ed5d3a0b1469ed759b79ab8bf2cb/2C0A0039.jpg" data-mid="212406561" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d9588844dcadb1db91c7ff2e03afaef96f0ed5d3a0b1469ed759b79ab8bf2cb/2C0A0039.jpg" />&nbsp;Women at Work, 2024, collage, 28 x 33.5 cm <img width="3637" height="4000" width_o="3637" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb87d7d58ca77c0c091216e19e2ed7ac651ff500ae768f3324a8d20f8fdb507d/2C0A0040.jpg" data-mid="212406572" 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<img width="3836" height="4000" width_o="3836" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6015686d063dc0d4f651e90a181ad05a2658c820cc09089b25d6cf8684455171/2C0A0069.jpg" data-mid="212406576" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6015686d063dc0d4f651e90a181ad05a2658c820cc09089b25d6cf8684455171/2C0A0069.jpg" /> Women at Work, 2024, collage, 42 x 40 cm <img width="4000" height="3324" width_o="4000" height_o="3324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6397a1eeca68c67c1ab1a316136926652946bb5956005fbca5a96fad2b802ac/2C0A0074.jpg" data-mid="212406578" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6397a1eeca68c67c1ab1a316136926652946bb5956005fbca5a96fad2b802ac/2C0A0074.jpg" /> Women at Work, 2024, collage, 31 x 39 cm <img width="3819" height="4000" width_o="3819" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95b9fae7c63e081359fdb581147074f78319e4f23da03a1fece142c4473ccdd4/2C0A0052.jpg" 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Work, 2024, collage, 52.5 x 40 cm <img width="4000" height="3557" width_o="4000" height_o="3557" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4f2e7090e08631870a34aa5c1b7d41cb6e0ceb69b0f7398dd25753ad6f4983d/2C0A0053.jpg" data-mid="212407351" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4f2e7090e08631870a34aa5c1b7d41cb6e0ceb69b0f7398dd25753ad6f4983d/2C0A0053.jpg" /> Women at Work, 2024, collage, 35,5 x 30 cm https://elenibagaki.com/Blossoms-Blossoming Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:24:13 +0000 ELENI BAGAKI https://elenibagaki.com/Blossoms-Blossoming <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d7616d03638c962b4c3f7009232d11de30713f415ed81b900fc3b9147ba7607/2C0A8915.JPG" data-mid="228236095" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d7616d03638c962b4c3f7009232d11de30713f415ed81b900fc3b9147ba7607/2C0A8915.JPG" /> Photo credit: Nikos Alexopoulos BLOSSOMS BLOSSOMING Blossoms Blossoming is a mural I created for Anther restaurant in Athens. The main inspiration for this work was the landscape murals of Knossos, celebrated as the first examples of landscape art in the Western world, created to honor and commemorate connection to nature. The mural was made on two narrow walls along a staircase, positioned opposite each other in such a way that the paintings can only be experienced at an angle and never viewed head-on. This spatial constraint became the starting point for my approach. Working directly on the walls without preliminary sketches, I relied on the proximity and distance of her body to guide the flow of the organic forms, mirroring the natural movement of ascending and descending the staircase. <img width="1334" height="2000" width_o="1334" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd439077518466effaab01983b89e98adbc0926a53f73e7bb873d925313528fd/2C0A8909.JPG" data-mid="233177930" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd439077518466effaab01983b89e98adbc0926a53f73e7bb873d925313528fd/2C0A8909.JPG" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1334" height="2000" width_o="1334" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe550a1e4e06d2e15ccfa8f0b3c64289b3c74e9bd8f89732e88ab98b2501f863/2C0A8899.JPG" data-mid="233177964" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe550a1e4e06d2e15ccfa8f0b3c64289b3c74e9bd8f89732e88ab98b2501f863/2C0A8899.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/841f5f3fa4a66207086f1f93b6ae7097c57335fb664244e4595b35c862ed7f26/2C0A8922.JPG" data-mid="228236101" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/841f5f3fa4a66207086f1f93b6ae7097c57335fb664244e4595b35c862ed7f26/2C0A8922.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ec3794108afe608c154d0e46853363c2fae66144d0d61fc4360a8635bc7f5cb/2C0A8925.JPG" data-mid="228236106" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ec3794108afe608c154d0e46853363c2fae66144d0d61fc4360a8635bc7f5cb/2C0A8925.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2980fc0f1b0260904ba096272247221b69dd41cb89386b0e32e7bfeb5369dd75/2C0A8933.JPG" data-mid="228236121" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2980fc0f1b0260904ba096272247221b69dd41cb89386b0e32e7bfeb5369dd75/2C0A8933.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b701198df32ed34c287c65e0f1b3189f8b3511344c3694dfc2445414e1e7ce03/2C0A8936.JPG" data-mid="228236151" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b701198df32ed34c287c65e0f1b3189f8b3511344c3694dfc2445414e1e7ce03/2C0A8936.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36630e56061fa039e451a02b6b791ebb71a55867f5b832060375c4f4c9ae205d/2C0A8948.JPG" data-mid="228236154" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36630e56061fa039e451a02b6b791ebb71a55867f5b832060375c4f4c9ae205d/2C0A8948.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/845501f72f919b2acce3d2fc185d1f549a30db82e232bb31aaa3e269a47eb7da/2C0A8882.JPG" data-mid="228236165" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/845501f72f919b2acce3d2fc185d1f549a30db82e232bb31aaa3e269a47eb7da/2C0A8882.JPG" />