YIANNIS NANOURIS
I WAS BORN IN 1953 IN A VILLAGE CALLED APEIRANTHOS, ON THE GREEK AEGEAN ISLAND OF NAXOS. I GRADUATED FROM THE
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS IN ATHENS ΑΝD SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN WORKING EXCLUSIVELY WITH PAINTING AND SCULPTURE.

THE BRIGHT ISLAND LIGHT AND THE CLEAR WHITE OF THE ISLAND ARCHITECTURE ARE THE BASIC ΕLΕΜΕΝΤS THAT NURTURED MY LOVE FOR ART, ESPECIALLY SCULPTURE. AS I WOULD GAZE AT THE SALT-COVERED ROCK FORMATIONS BY THE SEASIDE ,THE STRONG SUNLIGHT WOULD CAST SHADOWS MAKING MY VIVID IMAGINATION
RUN WILD. I COULD DISTINGUISH VARIOUS FORMS AND FACES TRAPPED THERE, WHICH NATURALLY MADE ME WANT TO SET THEM FREE. THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO THE INSPIRATION FOR MOST OF MY WORK THEMES.

I HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS HERE IN GREECE AND CYPRUS. I HAVE MY WORKSHOP IN A NORTHERN SUBURB OF ATHENS AND SOON I WILL BE OPENING MY OWN ART GALLERY WITH PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE AND UNIQUE FURNITURE ART.