BlogHide Resteemsnikosgyftakis (55)in art • 6 years agoSample of my Art in Kroma mobile magazine :-)Happy to see sample of my work featured in the 8th issue of Kroma, a mobile magazine - focusing exclusively on Arts and Creativity in contemporary Greece - that can be downloaded for free on your…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoAll started from a small photo...Hello there! Well, a few days ago...I was fixing my things in my new studio and I found this small photo of mine! So...That's how I started doing the series of my big-format ,oil-pastel…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years ago"Still life with an orchid" oil on canvas, 30X25cmWell...it's been a long time since I last did a still life! There's no better way to study than to set in front of you a few things and create a composition. Contemporary or old-fashioned(?)... it's…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoNew year...new beginnings!2018 kicked off with new ideas and thirst for creativity. A new studio is under construction! In a few days you will see more of my artworks in their new home! :-)nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoIn a few days...in Switzerland!"Les temps fluides/Liquid Times" is the title of my new solo exhibition in Fribourg, Switzerland. ...How Time can change/transform everything(?) Everything flows...nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoLess is more...I was trying to depict the face of my friend Katerina....I did about ten drawings and an oil painting that took me about one month. None of them satisfied me, but in the end... a quick sketch using…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoYou do something to me/Mixed media work + audio"You do something to me", 34X34cm (after Mario Lanza's famous song/LP) is one of the mixed media artworks that I have created between 2010 and 2014. It had been exhibited 2 years ago @ Bethanien…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoLong time no see! :-)Well...since I recently became a dad... I was super busy with other things ( :-) ) and decided to do an internet detox! I am back though and...I wanted to share with you some photos of my wife's…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoLiquid Tranquility...When something -on the surface- seems tranquil and peaceful...there is always another reading! "Liquid Tranquility", diptych (new/old painting), oil on canvas, 80 X 130cm 2016 by @nikosgyftakis fornikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoUnder the lemon tree...Some years ago, I had a studio somewhere in the city centre of Athens. The amazing thing about this atelier was that it had a small garden with a big lemon tree in the middle. One day ... I asked my…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years ago"Everything flows...nothing stands still" HeraclitusSome years ago...a friend of mine (Dr. Anthi Chaida) had written a text with her thoughts about my work ( for my solo show "Liquid friends" ) "In our era of relentless progress and change, does…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoSelf portrait-oil pastel on canvas/ cover art for the metal band "Tardive Dyskinesia"Here is one of my older, characteristic artworks. Self portrait, oil pastel on canvas, 160 X 120 cm Recently I had the pleasure to collaborate with the metal band Tardive Dyskinesia who used my…nikosgyftakis (55)in arttrailcontest2 • 7 years ago2nd Art trail contest/ Drawing of little "Helena"Something more....realistic than my usual "style" :-) "Helena", drawing/pencil on paper, 30 X 21 cmnikosgyftakis (55)in arts • 7 years agoMy latest interview about my work & future plansMy latest interview about my work, my view on the contemporary arts scene in Greece , as well as my special relationship with music, and upcoming exhibitions in Switzerland and Cyprus.nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoA 2meter hight self portrait that I painted with oil pastels on canvas 12 years agoA 2meter hight self portrait that I painted with oil pastels on canvas 12 years ago. @ the second photo you can see it in a huge print that was exhibited in Belo Horizonte, Brazil ;-)nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoA quick sketch/portrait of my friend Harris"Harris" colour pencils on papernikosgyftakis (55)in arttrailcontest • 7 years ago"Fouditsa" oil painting for the 1st Art-Trail ContestCategory: painting "Fouditsa" / oil on canvas / 30 Χ 25 cm /2010nikosgyftakis (55)in questions • 7 years agoQuestions about steemitHello steemians! Well...since I am a newbie here @ steemit, I would like someone to give me a few info ..For instance...how many stories can I submit daily....how many posts can I up vote, how does…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoLiquid Socks, mixed media by Nikos Gyftakis"Liquid socks" is a mixed media artwork that I created in 2013 and donated for the initial Socks for Life art campaign for preterm babies (The European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants…nikosgyftakis (55)in art • 7 years agoKakia next to her portrait!Kakia next to her portrait...@ my "Liquid Friends" exhibition
