Modern Greek Art is the term used to describe Greek art during the period between the emergence of the new independent Greek state and the 20th century. Mainland Greece being under the Ottoman rule for almost 4 centuries has naturally missed the Renaissance and the artistic movements that followed, in Western Europe. However, Greek islands such as Crete, and the Ionian islands in particular were for large periods under Venetian or other European powers' rule and thus, were able to assimilate better the radical artistic changes that were occuring in Europe during the 14th-18th century. The Cretan School and in particular the Heptanese Schools of art are two typical examples of artistic movements in Greece that followed parallel routes to Western Europe ^[1]. There were therefore different artistic trends in the emerging Greek society. It is reasonable to claim that it was the particular socioeconomic conditions of Greece, the large Greek diaspora across Europe, the new Greek social elite and the artistic influences of mainly Germany and France that shaped to a large extend what we call Art in Modern Greece. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Look up Ottoman, ottoman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... The borders of Western Europe were largely defined by the Cold War. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη — classical transliteration KrÄ“tÄ“, modern Greek transliteration Kríti; Ottoman Turkish گريد (Girit); Classical Latin CrÄ“ta, Vulgar Latin Candia) is the largest of the Greek islands at 8,336 km² (3,219 square miles) and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Dormition of the Virgin (before 1567, tempera and gold on panel, 61,4 x 45 cm, Holy Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin, Hermoupolis, Syros) was probably created near the end of El Grecos Cretan period. ... The Heptanese School of painting (Greek: ) or Ionian Island School is the first artistic movement in Greece that was shaped by Western European artistic influences which appeared in the Ionian islands in the middle of the 17th century until the middle of the 19th century[1]. // The Ionian islands or... Greek diaspora (Greek: ) is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside of the traditional Greek homelands of modern Greece,and Cyprus. ... Modern Greek Art is the term used to describe Greek art during the period between the emergence of the new independent Greek state and the 20th century. ...

Sculpture and Painting

19th century

The School of Munich

Main article: Munich School

Bavarian village Georgios Jakobides

The starting period of Modern Greek Art coincided with Romanticism. Greek artists absorbed many elements from their European colleagues resulting to the culmination of the distinctive style of Greek Romanticist art which was inspired by revolutionary ideals as well as the geography and History of the country. After centuries of Ottoman rule though, few opportunities existed in Greece itself, immediately after independence, so studying abroad was imperative for artists. Munich,was an important international center for the arts and is the place where the majority of the Greek artists of 19th century have chosen to study. Later on, they would return back to Greece, where they would transmit their experience. Some of them remained in Munich, the so called Athens on the Isar. Both academic and personal bonds developed between early Greek painters and Munich artistry giving birth to the Greek "Munich School" of painting. Nikolaos Gysis was an important teacher and artist at the Munich Academy and he soon became a leading figure among Greek artists. Academism, realism, genre painting, upper middle class portraiture, still life and landscape painting, often representing impressionist features, will be replaced in the end of 19th century by symbolism, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, which are mainly traced in the work of Nikolaos Gysis, Aristeas and others ^[2]. Early 20th century modernism is also represented by significant Greek artists in Munich. Many of these Munich School artists were drawing their subjects by everyday Greek life, local customs, and living conditions. Several important painters emerge at this time. Theodoros Vryzakis specialized in historical painting and especially inspired by the 1821 Greek War of Independence. Nikiphoros Lytras concentrated on realistic depictions of Greek life. Georgios Jakobides devoted his attention to infants and children and he later he would become the first curator of the new National Gallery of Athens. Konstantinos Volanakis was inspired mostly by the Greek sea^[3]. Other notable artists that belonged to the School of Munich were Symeon Sabbides, Gianoulis Chalepas, as well as quite a few modernist artists who studied in Munich, among which were Theofrastos Triantafyllidis, Jorgos Busianis, and also Giorgio de Chirico. ^[4]. The Munich School (Greek: ) or academic realism is the most important artistic movement of Greek Art in the 19th century with strong influences from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (German: )[1]. // The creation of romantic art in Greece can be explained mainly due to the particular relationships... 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Pericles Pantazis Summer day at the river (1880)

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A few Greek painters studied in Paris, rather than Munich. Residing in the French capital, and despite following the guide-lines of the French Art Academy, gave their own interpretation to the perception of things. Jacob Rizos was involved with the rendering of female grace, Theodoros Rallis with scenes from the Orthodox East and Nikolaos Xydias Typaldos with portraiture, still life and genre painting. During this period in Paris the avant garde Impressionist movement developed, but most Greek painters remained faithful to the precepts of their teachers with only some nebulous thrusts in the direction of this movement. The first Greek impressionist was Pericles Pantazis who, after Paris, settled in Belgium and became a part of the avant-garde group Circle de la pâte. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Nikolaos Xydias Typaldos (1826-1909) was a Greek painter. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Périclès Pantazis (Athens, 1849-1884) was a major Greek impressionist painter of the 19th century that gained a great reputation as an artist initially in Belgium. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ...

Themes-artistic depictions

Many Greek artists of this period also drew upon El Greco's style for inspiration, particularly when creating art based on religious themes. This tied in with the idea of modern secular Greek art of the period referencing more classical styles, while religious art referenced Byzantine, or Byzantine inspired art. Moreover, an important and often pioneering role was played by artists from Ionian islands in the century and the beginning of the 19th century, who exploited conquests of the Italian Renaissance and baroque ateliers. As efforts persisted with new directions and objectives, Greek artists emerging in the world during the first decades of the 19th century reconnected Greek art with its ancient tradition, as well as with the quests of the European ateliers, especially those of the Munich School, with defining examples of the Greek contemporary art of the period including the works of Theodoros Vryzakis and Nikiphoros Lytras. El Greco (The Greek, 1541 – April 7, 1614) was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... (Redirected from 18th) 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... The Munich School (Greek: ) or academic realism is the most important artistic movement of Greek Art in the 19th century with strong influences from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (German: )[1]. // The creation of romantic art in Greece can be explained mainly due to the particular relationships... Germanos blessing the flag at Agia Lavra. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ...

20th century

Nikiphoros Lytras, "The blowing up of the Nasuh Ali Pasha's flagship by Kanaris", Nikiphoros Lytras

At the beginning of the 20th century landscape painting held sway and the interest of painters turned toward the study of light and color^[5]. The dependence ïn Munich stackened and Paris became the pole of attraction for the artists of the period. In the early twentieth century Demetrios Galanis, a contemporary and friend of Picasso, achieved wide recognition in France and lifelong membership of the Academie Francaise following his acclaim by the critic Andre Malreaux as an artist capable "of stirring emotions as powerful as those of Giotto". Later in the century Nikos Engonopoulos achieved international recognition with his surrealist conceptions both of painting and poetry, while in the late 1960s Dimitris Mytaras and Yiannis Psychopedis became associated with European critical realism. Impressionism was the original influence ïn the leading figures of the art of the first half of the 20th century, Konstantinos Parthenis and Konstantinos Maleas, while Nikiphoros Lytras associated himself with the avant-garde groups of Munich constituting the last known link with the series of painters in the great tradition of Munich in Greek art . The further development of these painters led to other roads, but always within the framework of the avantgarde movement albeit with a Greek dimension. Image File history File links KonstantinosKanaris. ... Image File history File links KonstantinosKanaris. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Demetrios Galanis was an early twentieth century greek artist and contemporary of Picasso. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... The Acad mie fran aise (French Academy) is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ... André Malraux, French author, adventurer and statesman André Malraux (November 3, 1901 - November 23, 1976) was a French author, adventurer and statesman. ... There are several things that have been named Giotto: Giotto di Bondone an Italian painter. ... Nikos Engonopoulos (October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a modern Greek painter and poet. ... Dimitris Mytaras is a Greek artist born in 1934. ... Yannis Psychopedis is one of the main Greek exponents of artistic Critical Realism, an art movement that developed in Europe after the political and social upheavals of 1968. ... In the philosophy of perception, critical realism is the theory that some of our sense-data (for example, those of primary qualities) can and do accurately represent external objects, properties, and events, while other of our sense-data (for example, those of secondary qualities and perceptual illusions) do not accurately... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Konstantinos Parthenis(1878-1967) was a distinguished Greek painter. ... Konstantinos Maleas (Κωνσταντίνος Μαλέας) (Constantinople, 1879 - Athens, 1928) was one of the most important Post-impressionist Greek painters of the 20th century. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

Gradually the impressionists and other modern schools increased their influence. In the early 20th century Greek artists turned from Munich to Paris. The interest of Greek painters, artists changes from historical representations to Greek landscapes with an emphasis on light and colours so abundant in Greece. Representatives of this artistic change are Konstantinos Parthenis, Konstantinos Maleas, Nikiphoros Lytras and Georgios Bouzianis. Konstantinos Parthenis, in particular, introduces historical, religious and mythological elements that allow the classification of Greek painting into modern art. The same is true with the landscapes of Konstantinos Maleas and the expressionism of Georgios Bouzianis. The period of 1930’s was a landmark for the Greek painters, with Yiannis Tsarouchis, Yiannis Moralis, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Spyros Vassileiou, Alekos Kontopoulos (introduced abstraction in Greek paintings) and Spyros Papaloukas coming into the limelight of Greek Art. These painters tried mainly to link leading European trends with Greek tradition^[6]. See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Konstantinos Parthenis(1878-1967) was a distinguished Greek painter. ... Konstantinos Maleas (Κωνσταντίνος Μαλέας) (Constantinople, 1879 - Athens, 1928) was one of the most important Post-impressionist Greek painters of the 20th century. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ... George Bouzianis (Greek:) (Athens, 1885-1959) was a major Greek expressionist painter. ... Konstantinos Parthenis(1878-1967) was a distinguished Greek painter. ... Dejeuner sur lHerbe by Pablo Picasso At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892 The Scream by Edvard Munch, 1893 I and the Village by Marc Chagall, 1911 Fountain by Marcel Duchamp, 1917 Campbells Soup Cans 1962 Synthetic polymer paint on thirty-two... Konstantinos Maleas (Κωνσταντίνος Μαλέας) (Constantinople, 1879 - Athens, 1928) was one of the most important Post-impressionist Greek painters of the 20th century. ... George Bouzianis (Greek:) (Athens, 1885-1959) was a major Greek expressionist painter. ... Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) was a Greek painter. ... Yiannis Moralis was a Greek visual artist born at the beginning of the twentieth century, most concerned with realiistic depiction of the human form. ... Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (in Greek Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος – Γκίκας ) (February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994) was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, iconographer, writer and academic. ...

Notable 20th century artists

Ηistoria (Allegory of History) Nkolaus Gysis (1892)

The second half of the 20th century has seen many widely acclaimed Greek artists such as Constantine Andreou, recipient of the French Legion D'Honneur, Thodoros Papadimitriou, an internationally acclaimed sculptor. Giorgio de Chirico was an influential pre-Surrealist Greek-Italian painter that founded Metaphysical art. Jannis Kounellis ranks among the pioneers of the Arte Povera artistic movement. Theodoros Stamos was a renowed abstract expressionism painter. Takis, Chrysa and Constantin Xenakis are internationally acclaimed artists of Kinetic sculpture. Other notable Greek artists are Hermon di Giovanno, Varotsos, Dimitris Mytaras , Fassianos, Theocharis Mores, Steven Antonakos, Kostas Tsoklis, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas ^[7]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Constantine Andreou (Constantine Andréou, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου), (b. ... Thodoros Papadimitriou (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παπαδημητρίου, b. ... Giorgio de Chirico in 1936 photographed by Carl Van Vechten. ... Surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. ... Metaphysical art is art based on the interpretation of dreams. ... Jannis Kounellis was born in 1936 in Piraeus, Greece. ... The term Arte Povera (Italian for poor art) was introduced by the Italian art critic and curator, Germano Celant, in 1967. ... Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was one of the original and youngest Abstract Expressionist artists working in New York City in the 1940s and 50s. ... Jackson Pollock, No. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Substubs ... Constantin Xenakis (Κωνσταντίνος Ξενάκης) was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 December 1931. ... Kinetic sculptures are sculptures that are designed to move. ... Hermon di Giovanno (right), with Gil Magno. ... Panayotis Varotsos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Βαρώτσος) is a Greek seismologist, professor in the Department of Physics of the University of Athens, notable for his VAN method to predict earthquakes. ... Dimitris Mytaras is a Greek artist born in 1934. ... Alekos Fassianos (Greek: , born in 1935) is a renowned Greek painter. ... Theocharis Mores was a Greek painter. ... Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (in Greek Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος – Γκίκας ) (February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994) was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, iconographer, writer and academic. ...

Contemporary Greek Art

Main article: Contemporary Greek Art

Konstantinos Volanakis, Out of the Port Contemporary Greek Art is defined as the art produced by Greek artists after World War II. // Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was a great abstract expressionism art from Lefkas that lived and worked in New York in the 40s and 50s. ... Image File history File links Volanakis_001. ... Konstantinos Volanakis (Κωνσταντίνος Βολανάκης ή Βολονάκης) (b. ...	Nikolaus Gyzis, The Meal. Image File history File links Greek_painters-Gyzis2. ... Nicholaos Gysis (Greek, 1842-1901) is considered one of Greeces most important nineteenth century painters and and is most famous for his work Eros and the Painter: his first genre painting, recently auctioned at Bonhams in London and last exhibited in Greece in 1928. ...	Nikiphoros Lytras, Self portrait. Image File history File links Nikolaos_Lytras_selfportrait. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ...	Nikolaus Gyzis, The Girl. Image File history File links Gysis_003. ... Nicholaos Gysis (Greek, 1842-1901) is considered one of Greeces most important nineteenth century painters and and is most famous for his work Eros and the Painter: his first genre painting, recently auctioned at Bonhams in London and last exhibited in Greece in 1928. ...
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Cinema

Main article: Greek cinema

// Beginning In the spring of 1897, the Greeks of Athens had the opportunity and privilege to watch the first cinematic attempts (short movies in journal). The projection of an animated movie resulted in excited reactions and the new-seen spectacle became a usual matter of discussion. ...

Dance

Main article: Greek dances

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greek dances. ...

Literature

Main article: Greek literature

// Main article: Ancient Greek literature Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in Ancient Greek from the oldest surviving written works in the Greek language until the 4th century and the rise of the Byzantine Empire. ...

Music

Main article: Music of Greece

History (Timeline and Samples) Genres: Classical music -Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Rock Regional styles Aegean Islands - Arcadia - Argos - Athens - Crete - Cyclades - Dodecanese Islands - Epirus - Ionian Islands - Lesbos - Macedonia - Peloponnesos - Thessaloniki - Thessaly - Thrace - Cyprus The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. ...

See also

• Culture of Greece
• Greek Art
• Art in ancient Greece
• Byzantine art
• National Gallery of Athens

Greece is often referred to as the cradle of Western culture and ancient Athens was considered its centre. ... Greece has a rich and varied artistic history, spanning some 4000 years and beginning in the Minoan prehistorical civilization, giving birth to Western classical art in the ancient period (and developing this during the Hellenistic Period), to taking in the influences of the East and the new religion of Christianity... The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. ... The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople - the image of Christ Pantocrator on the walls of the upper southern gallery. ... The National Art Gallery and Alexander Soutzos Museum (Ethniki Pinakothiki (Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη)) is an art museum in Athens devoted to modern Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century. ...

External links

• National Gallery of Athens official website

References