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Dr. George KoemtzopoulosDr. George Koemtzopoulos paints into the unknownwith bravado and confidence. His work breathesinto the viewer, granting visions of untravelled psychicspaces and hidden corners of the imagination. Koemtzopoulos’scanvases are worlds of color and light; hispainterly brushwork and sensual compositions are bothvivacious and dreamy. His work has been praised byart critics as displaying “boldness and imagination;” hiscolors described as “phantasmagoric,” and his overallaesthetic sense inspiring “mental euphoria.”Koemtzopoulos merits this praise from viewers andart critics alike, in part because of his ability to touchthe viewer’s imagination and inspire questioning andwonder. He has been called “a preacher of aestheticfreedom” by art critics because, as some have said, “hedoes not impose in his paintings something certain, final,or concrete. He waits for the spectator to give theform.” The loose brushwork and the undeterminedscene allow space for the viewers mind to wander, yethis intense colors and layering of shapes and lines arrestsour attention and sustains our interest.The attraction of his paintings lies in the combinationof its obvious decorative beauty and its roots inAbstract Expressionism. These works are introspectivewithout being remote and they are aesthetically pleasingwithout losing their substance.Koemtzopoulos, a retired civil engineer who taughtat the National Technical University of Athens, startedpainting in 1966. While only embarking on a seriouspainting career two years ago, his work has alreadybeen bought by public and private institutions andwidely displayed. Koemtzopoulos sites nature as oneof his primary inspirations. Another source, he says, isto “enter deep meditation and to imagine that I use thetechniques of a great painter of the future, and that Iam on another planet, where I watch with my imaginationthe curious landscapes and creatures that live there,which later I try to include in my work.” Dr. GeorgeKoemtzopoulos has exhibited his work throughout hisnative Greece and abroad, where he has been well receivedand awarded for his artistic endeavors.Website:http://www.art-mine.com/ArtistPage/Dr._George_Koemtzopoulos.aspxPortal to another dimension Mixed Media on Canvas 40”x 30”Gods in a planet of Sirius Mixed Media on Canvas 30”x 40”10 ArtisSpectrum