Greek artists presentation

1. GREEK LOCAL/NATIONAL
ARTISTS OF THE PAST AND
THE PRESENT.

2. MANOS HATZIDAKIS
Manos, is perhaps
modern Greece's
greatest composer and
songwriter. He was born
in Xanthi, Greece, on
October 23, 1925. He
started piano lessons at
age of four, and later
learned the violin. In
1932, his parents
divorced, and he moved
with his mother to
Athens.

3. In 1943, he met the
poet Nikos Gatsos, who
would go on to become
his favorite lyricist. As a
composer, Hatzidakis
embraced rebetika.
In 1960,he collaborated
with Mercouri(actress)
on the Jules Dassin-
directed film Never on
Sunday. It was a
breakthrough
international hit that
won Hatzidakis an Oscar
for his title song, which
became a smash success
in many parts of the
world.

4. Hatzidakis, returned to Greece in 1972, and when
the military dictatorship fell, he took a number of
high-ranking cultural positions: directing the State
Orchestra (through 1981) and the classical-
oriented channel of the national radio (1982), as
well as becoming director of the national opera
(until 1977). By this time, he was suffering from
heart problems and died in June 15, 1994.

6. ARTISTS OF KAISARIANI
Appart from Manos Hatzidakis, our town Kaisariani has to offer
a variety of different artists.
 Domna Samiou, was a famous singer in
Greece, she became famous by singing
traditional songs that showed how
deeply the Near East disaster in 1922
affected the Greek population. She was
born, in 1928 and died in 2012.
 Sikeliotis Giorgos was a painter,born in
Smyrni in 1917,and at the age of 5
emigrated to Kaisariani. He died in
1984.

7. Antonis Kalogiannis, is also a
well known singer in Greece,
he became famous by singing
songs of Mikis Theodorakis,
one the most important, not
only Greek, but also
international composers.
Antonis was born in Kaisariani
in 1935 and still lives there. Our
town in order to honour him
has named our outdoor theater
after him.

8.  Drizos Giorgos,is a painter
that who was born in
Kaisariani,and he still lives
and works here.
 Vaggelis Atraidis, was a
composer and songwriter
who wrote many songs for
Stelios Kazantzidis,one of the
most important singers in
Greece.He was born in
Kaisariani in 1934.His
grandson is a student in our
school.

9. Vaggelis Korakakis, is
a musician and
composer who was
born in Kaisariani in
1961 and still lives
and sings there.

10. SISSY HRISOHOOU
HER BIOGRAPHY
She was born in Athens in 1974. She studied art at the
School of Fine Arts with professors P. Tetsis and
Dimitris Mytaras at years 1991-1997.
She graduated with an "Excellent". In 1995 with a
scholarship from IKY. She attended a three-month
seminar at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid.
In 1998 he was awarded a scholarship by Academy of
Athens.
She has participated in several group work exhibitions.
In November 1999 she held her first solo exhibition in
the art room “Expression”.

11. She is our art
teacher, for the
last 6 years. We
admire her work
very much and
we thank her for
her help.
For this Erasmus
program, we
asked her about
her life, her
work and
inspiration.

12. 1)What led you to become a painter?
“I realized I was able to draw from a young age
and I decided that this was the only thing I
wanted to do.”
2)From where do you draw your inspiration
for your artistic creations?
“My inspiration is anthropocentric. I’m
interested in human figure and human
existence in general. A human condition
is what I desire to show through my
artworks.Every figure I draw has no sex or
hair but the face is always the same and it is
my mothers.”
3)Are there personalities or readings that
influenced your work and in general your
way of drawing?
“Yes of course, fellow artists, teachers and
poets. But most importantly, a teacher that I
met in school 33 years ago and until now
she has a role in my life not just as a teacher
but also as a spiritual mother. She was
always by my side and I owe her everything.
Although I met many teachers throughout
my life she was my real teacher.”

13. 4)Do you follow any artistic
stream?
“No, maybe silent expressionism, I
mean, to express my feelings.”
5)Some people believe that painting
is an inner need for the painter. What
is your opinion ?
“Yes of course, and there's no more to
say about it.”
6)Nowadays what kind of difficulties
does a painter face in Greece?
“The selling market is the hardest part.
The galleries, the collectors, the buyers
everyone have made it extremely
difficult for a painter to earn his living.
Furthermore, nowadays people believe
that buying a piece of art is a luxury and
so there's no great demand for our
work.”

14. 7)So, are you concerned if your
paintings appeal to people?
“Absolutely , my paintings are made in
order to be seen not to stay locked in a
room. The most important is the
possibility that someone somewhere
might see my painting and feel like he is
looking at his reflection, the reflection of
his feelings and emotions.”
8)How do you feel every time you finish
one of your paintings?
“There's no clear cut answer, sometimes
I feel disappointed and others satisfied.
The painting never comes out exactly how I imagined it.”
9)Are you working on something new at the moment?
“No, I’m not.”

15. 10)Do you feel that young people keep art at a distance in general?
“No I don't think so, I believe that the art
transforms itself and it is always relevant
to people. For example graffiti is a new
form of art. Young people may keep a
distance from the museums but not the arts.”
11)So you do like the graffiti all around
our city ?
“Yes, I love any form of art in a public
place. Even if it's just a little blot.”
12)Is there any advice you would like to
give us, the young generations ?
“Follow your heart, your beliefs and find out what
you want to do. Even though you have to make this
decision very early, don't feel discouraged if you
don't make the right choice right away, you have
your whole life ahead of you to make another one.”

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION