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FOTIS GALANOPOULOS
Light Oil on Canvas 20” x 59”
Visionary Greek painter, Fotis Galanopoulos,
orchestrates rapturous images that convey elemental
and timeless qualities. His subject matter varies widely
but it is never topical or related to modernity. Instead,
Galanopoulos reminds us that our purpose is simple, that
we are beings of awareness and our charge is to explore
all that surrounds us. And so, in this spirit, he paints
abstractions of tribal days, explorations of the universe and
scenes of maritime beauty.
His style is as personal as his subjects. He applies paint
heavily, stroke after stroke, building up layers of color,
creating a rich impasto and charging the image with emotional
power and movement. His palette fluctuates between joyous
colors and deep brooding hues. Tempestuous skies recall
El Greco, while his sublime works often recall Kandinsky’s
palette, all the while remaining firmly individualistic in
presentation.
Galanopoulos has a strong relationship to the sea. In fact,
many of his paintings include boats and sails, vistas of the
coastline, or the astounding variety of creatures that live within
the oceans. Water and the universe become metaphors for
the womb, a place where one’s consciousness may grow
to a profound realization of who we are. He believes that
painting “fascinates the soul and it gives spark in the logic
to begin to search in order to comprehend and interpret.”
Galanopoulos’ images require personal attention on behalf
Water and the universe
become metaphors for
the womb, a place where
one’s consciousness may
grow to a profound realization
of who we are.
Reasonable and Contradictions Oil on Canvas 40” x 40”
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