Cristina Sarantopoulou (Sculptress)
Works in Public Spaces1989 “Intervention”, Kifissias Avenue, Municipality of Athens, Greece
1993 “Cosmos”, Municipality of Peania, Attika, Greece
1995 “Monas”, Municipality of Calaf, Barcelona, Spain
1998 “Communication Transmission”, Municipality of Lipsi, Dodecanese, Greece
2000 “Links”, Greek Embassy, Hague, Netherlands
2000 “Family”, Irodion Hotel, Athens, Greece
2003 “Step”, Vas. Sofias Avenue, Kolonaki Business Center, Athens, Greece
2003 “Cosmos”, Elies Hotel, Sifnos, Greece
2004 Trilogy of Argonautic Expedition, “Athena, The Argonauts, The Argo, “ Installation, Port of Volos, Municipality of Volos, Olympic City, Greece
2008 “The city unites the diversity of people”, Ag. Ioannis Metro Station, Athens, Greece
2010 “Original Pair”, Installation, D. Kopelouzos Museum, Athens, Greece
Group Exhibitions
1999 Creation of the EURO-AMERICAN WOMEN’S COUNCIL Award, 4th Annual global women’s Forum, GRANDE BRETAGNE, Athens
2004 Art Athina, SKENDI Gallery
2004 “Sculpture and painting on the 20th century”, Art City MIHALARIAS
2005 Exhibition of Greek contemporary painting and sculpture, Collection of Georges Kostopoulos, Municipality of Zakynthos
2009 Stamatis Polenakis – Christina Saradopoulou, “Giomisti Kefali”, Sifnos
2009 “35 Artists for Democracy”, Jappeion Megaron, Athens
2009 “With Red or White”, G. Olympios collection, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
2011 Greek Art, “Sem–Art” gallery, Monaco
2011 Kinetica Art Fair, London, UK
Awards
1985 Award “National Resistance Monument” by the Municipality of Korydallos, Athens
1985 Award “Nationale Premio Arte e Sport”, Rome, Italy
1993 Award “Art and Culture”, Region of Rome, 1993, Rome, Italy
1995 1st Sculpture Award, International Fine Arts Competition in Barcelona, Municipality of Calaf, Barcelona, Spain
1998 Second Prize in the contest for monumental sculpture from the Ministry of Culture and Education, Nicosia, Cyprus
1999 Honorary award of sculpture from the Euro- American women’s council
2003 Award in the competition of ATTIKO METRO for five projects
Stefanos Pantos (Architect)
Stefanos Pantos is architect engineer of NTUA and CEO in the company Studio 75 Inc. Studio75 is the outcome of the constant quest for quality and innovation. Architect Stefanos Pantos-Kikkos and his partners, in close cooperation and true team spirit, take every architectural challenge, regardless of type or size. Whether it is about private residencies or housing complexes, sports facilities or culture venues, the approach taken by Studio75 is always underpinned by the same principle: appropriate use of the team’s human resources to meet each challenge in the best possible way and in line with current developments in architecture on the international level, and suggestion of both feasible and innovative solutions. For more than 30 years, our architectural firm has designed all types of structures. It has also undertaken restorations, renovations and conversions of buildings, has offered consultative services to institutions of the public and private sector, and has contributed to the innovation and the progress of architecture.
Gold Medal for Best Work in Theatre Architecture and Performance Space:
To Greece for the Machine Theatre and the New Stage for the National Theatre, both of which allow for a large degree of creative imagination and flexibility on a human scale in sites with highly constrained spatial requirements.
The New National Theatre, designed by Studio 75 (architects Stefanos Pantos and Andreas Skourtis)
Maria Giannakaki, painter
Maria Yannakaki was born in 1958. She studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1977 -1982). she studied painting and mosaic techniques with the artists P. Tetsi and G. Kolefa. In 1983 she continued with her post-graduate studies in China where she studied techniques of traditional chinese painting, ink drawing and calligraphy.
She has presented her work in personal and group exhibitions in Greece, China, Germany, Belgium, India, Italy, Luxemburg, Sweden and the USA, including the International Ink and Wash Painting Exhibition in Beijing (1988), the VIII Triennale in New Delhi (1994), the Art Athina in Athens (1995, 1998, 2001 & 2004), the Riparte Fair in Rome (1996), the MiArt in Milano (2003) and the Ιnternational Biennale in Beijing (2005).
From the Chinese art which she studied in its homeland for two years, Maria Yannakaki has retained the materials, in some cases the brush-stroke, the use of white and black on an equal footing, and the two-dimensional space. Her subject-matter, on the other hand, is centred on the human figure with images that remind us in some cases Gauguin or Chagall.
The painting materials of Maria Yannakaki consist of silk and rice paper, inks, Indian ink, water-colours, pastels, coloured pencils and stamps, and depict well-shaped portraits of women and children; Maria Yiannakaki’s painting, is painting at its purest.
Giorgos Papakostas, poet
The poet Giorgos Papakostas was born in Karditsa. It was there that he first went to school. During his early childhood his family moved to Athens, where he continued his studies, while working.
Later he became a civil servant at the Ministry of Finance (General Accounting Office), where he had an important syndicalistic activity that made him very dear to all of his colleagues, as his approach was always realistic, humanitarian and above all friendly.
His meeting with Kostas Misios and the departed Stefanos Vagenas led him to join the ‘’ Panhellenic Literary Union’’ and later the ‘’ Hellenic Literary Society’’.
His first poetic collections were : ‘’ Lines of the Century’’, ‘’ Lost City’’ and ‘’ Angel of the Avenue’’. After the birth of his beloved daughter Mary he published the prose ‘’ Marriage plus and minus ‘’ and the story ‘’ Third World War of the Cities ‘’.
Until now three of his poetic works have been composed by famous Greek composers. Yannis Markopoulos has composed ‘’ The Song of Achilles’’, a hymn to the personality and life of the Homeric Achilles. Yannis Chatzinasios has composed the ‘’ Ode to Alexander the Great’’, for the unrepeatable Greek, the Macedonian King, Alexander the Great and P. Tonios composed ‘’Greece – Genesis and Renaissance of the Centuries’’. These works have been presented at Athens and Thessaloniki Music Halls, Herod’s Auditorium and also at unique places abroad, like the Egyptian Pyramids.
The Hellenist translator of poetic collections and English professor David Conally says, referring to Papakostas’ work : ‘’The philologists and philosophers will discuss and debate about the philosophic thought and the deeper messages of the poet’s works’’. In contemporary poetry, the poet Giorgos Papakostas, succeeds to make the Greek antiquity apropos again, by highlighting worldwide its accomplishments of the unique value.
ODE TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT – The Athens Concert Hall
LYNX Designers (Advertising company)
Natassa Pantou and Marianna Samanta are designers. They have founded the “Lynx Designers” and combine creativity and technology to offer solutions across the spectrum of advertising and communication. They have significant experience in both hard copy and in digital communication knowing all stages, from idea to production and final form.
LYNX Designers have taken paper presentations, corporate identities, etc. for large corporations and private institutions of the Greek market. Examples:
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, STUDIO 75 Architects, MICHANIKI S.A Construction, Potiropoulos D+L Architects, Ad Hock Dance.
