Konstantinos Mouchtaridis
CYCLADIC CAFE ART PROJECT
SEPTEMBER 17 UNTIL NOVEMBER 10, 2025
The artist starts by observing and isolating a part of the landscape, which he then transfers onto the surface of his works, rendering the sensations, images, colours, temperatures and scents of the landscapes from which he draws inspiration. The images are characterised by repetitive layers and alternate colour palettes, inviting the viewer to approach and observe each work closely to reveal the details of his artistic language.
Sunkissed belongs to a series of works that negotiate nostalgia for nature through embodied sensations. Exploring color in relation to materiality, the surface is formed with patches of paint and wax. These spread in layers, creating areas of varying density and transparency, conveying the impression of an ambient experience within the landscape. The intensity of the “scorching sun” functions as both a visual and sensory backdrop, translated into warm chromatic gradations. The work focuses on the dynamics of sight and touch, an unmediated relationship with nature
THE ARTWORK
Sunkissed, 2023
Wax, pigment and oil on paper
2 sheets, each 65 × 100 cm
THE ARTIST
Konstantinos Mouchtaridis (b. 1996) lives and works between Athens and Serres, Greece. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2022. In 2016 he was awarded the SNF-SART scholarship program by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Siena Art Institute, and in 2018 he studied at ENSAV de La Cambre through an exchange program.
In 2025 he completed his Master’s in Visual Arts at the Athens School of Fine Arts. In 2024, he participated in the artist residency program Thermia Project. Through painting, drawing, and ceramics, his artistic practice explores the ever-evolving relationship between art and nature. Some of the exhibitions where his works have been presented include: Traces on Soil, Thermia Project (2024); Plegma, Alkinois (2024); Locale: Here and Far, Old School of Kastro (2023); Khimaira, Alkinois (2023).
CYCLADIC CAFE ART PROJECT
The Museum of Cycladic Art presents the Cycladic Café Art Project – part of the Modern Art Program – combining places of social gathering with art. With the ultimate aim of embracing the Greek and international scene of modern art, the Museum presents works by internationally acclaimed and emerging artists linked to its current exhibitions and activities at Cycladic Café. The Cycladic Café Art Project motivates the dialogue between art and everyday life.
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