Constantine Andreou (Constantine Andréou, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου), (b. March 14, 1917), is recognized as one of the most eminent figures in the international art scene. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Photo of Constantine Andreou

ImageMetadata File history File links Constantine_andreou_picture. ...

Biographical Overview

Born in Sao Paolo, Brazil on March 14, 1917 of Greek parents, he moved to Greece in 1925 with his family. In 1935, he received a degree in technical design. This same year he began the study of sculpture. Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1940, he joined the Greek Army to fight in World War II and later joined the Greek Resistance against Nazi occupation. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Hellenic Army, (Greek: Ελληνικός Στράτος) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The Greek Resistance is the blanket term for a number of armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II. // Origins The rise of resistance movements in Greece was precipitated by the invasion and occupation of Greece by Nazi... Look up Nazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1945, he received a scholarship from the French government and moved to Paris, France. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

In 1947, he began using a new personal technique to express himself: using welded copper sheets. This new technique allowed him to create a new way to express his creation in a way completely unrelated to tradition. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In Paris, he met eminent artists and intellects and collaborated -among others- with Le Corbusier, the distinguished Swiss architect. Andreou also had the great privilege to exhibit with some of the great masters such as Pablo Picasso (1961 and 1962), Henri Matisse (1961), and Max Ernst (1962). Notre Dame du Haut Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a Swiss architect famous for what is now called the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ... Young Pablo Picasso The first cubist painting, Les Demoiselles dAvignon (1907) Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art, probably most famous as the founder, along with Georges Braque, of Cubism. ... Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt (1906). ... Max Ernst Max Ernst (April 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976) was a German artist. ...

In 1998, he received the "Gran Prix d'Antoine Pevsner" for his sculpture work. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 1999, the library of the town Ville-du-Bois, where Andreou resided while in France, was named in honor of Constantine Andreou. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In 2000, he was awarded the "Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur" from the French Government. This article is about the year 2000. ... French Legion of Honour The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

In 2001, Andreou was honored by the French Government with the title "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres". 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... LOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is a French award for significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. ...

Works by Andreou can be found in many private collections in Europe, North America and Asia. World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia. ...

Monographies

• 1959 Ferrier J.L. / Andreou - Ed. Pierre Cailler - Geneva
• 1961 Solier, Rene de - Ed. Pierre Domec - Paris
• 1965 Cabanne, Pierre - Andreou - Catalog Galerie Nidrecourt - Paris
• 1970 Goldman, Tean - Croce, Max "Almanach" - Ed. de la Maison de la Culture de Bourges
• 1971 Testaniere, Conservature - Ed. Musee du Havre
• 1975 Dubreucq, Michele - Andreou - 40 ans de sculpture - Ed. du Temps - Paris
• 1983 Epivent, J.L. - Franchini, P. - Chapulis, M. - Peinture Andreou - Ed. du Temps - Paris
• 1987 Catalogue raisonne de la peinture d'Andreou - Sophia Kazazi - Introduction dans l'œuvre peinte d'Andreou
• 1987 L'erotisme dans la peinture d'Andreou - D.E.A. Paris I Sorbonne - Sophia Kazazi
• 1988 Grand prix d'Antoine Pevsner pour l'ensemble de l'oeuvre d'Andreou
• 1991 "Les amis d'Andreou" - Association declaree Loi 1901 - Siege social 1 bd de Montmorency 75016 Paris
• 1991 B. Trehet - Andreou des Cyclades au Cosmos, une dualite creatrice
• 1992 Andreou - Les reliefs en couleur - Memoire de D.E.A. Tsouvaztidou, Catherine - Universite de Paris I
• 1992 Kazazi, Sophia - Andreou Peinture - Ed. Vafopoulio Cultural Center - Thessaloniki
• 1994 Kazazi, Sophia - Andreou Peinture - Ed. Irmos Gallery - Thessaloniki
• 1994 Capelle, Francois - Magloire, Jacques - Sculpture - Bas-reliefs - Ed. Les Amis d'Andreou
• 1995 Villadier, Francis - Sculpture - Ed. Musee de Meudon
• 1998 Kazazi, Sophia - "Femme-Femmes" - Ed. Athens
• 1999 Kyriazi, Nelly - "Andreou" - Book for the retrospective at the municipal museum of Athens

Filmography

• 1960 Andreou by R. Lapoujade - "Blanc et Noir" - Text by J.L. Ferrier
• 1970 Andreou by Micos - Production Pierre Chabertier
• 1974 Andreou - Production FR3 France Serie
• 1997 Andreou - "Un artiste de la Ville-du-Bois" by Christophe Ramage

Individual Exhibitions

• 1946 Cite Universitaire - Paris, France
• 1951 Galerie Laboitie - Paris, France
• 1954 Galerie Simone Badinier
• 1954 Museum of Modern Art - Sao Paolo, Brazil
• 1954 United States Center - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1955 Galerie du Palais Royal - Paris, France
• 1956 Chez Marc Voux - Paris, Francε
• 1958 Galerie Monique de Groote - Brussels, Belgium
• 1958 Galerie Contacts - Liege, Belgium
• 1959 Chez le Dr. Paul Gray - Retrospective - St. Loire en Faucigny, France
• 1959 Galerie Gerard Mourge - Paris, France
• 1959 Galerie Numaga - La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
• 1959 Galerie d'Art - Amiens, France
• 1959 Galerie Arlet - Monaco
• 1960 Galerie Lauverlin - Strasbourg, France
• 1961 Galerie Pierre Domec - Paris, France
• 1961 Malmo Museum of Art - Malmo, Sweden
• 1964 Galerie La Hune Gravure - Paris, France
• 1964 Maison d'Alsace - Mulhouse, France
• 1966 Galerie Nidrecourt - Paris, France
• 1967 Hilton Gallery - Athens, Greece
• 1968 Galerie La Demeure - Paris, France
• 1969 Salle Municipale des Fetes - Chalons S/Marne, France
• 1969 Galerie la Muraille - Paris, France
• 1969 Galerie I. Cressot - Paris, France
• 1969 Galerie Langlois - Paris, France
• 1970 Galerie Simone Badinier - Paris, France
• 1970 Galerie du Fleuve - Bordeaux, France
• 1971 Musee du Havre - Retrospective - France
• 1971 Centre Spatial de Bretigny S/Orge - France
• 1971 Galerie Simone Badinier - Paris, France
• 1971 Septentrion - Centre Culturel de Bondus - France
• 1972 A. Remon - Decorateur - Paris, France
• 1973 Septentrion - Centre Culturel de Bondus - France
• 1973 Galerie du Fleuve - Bordeuax, France
• 1974 Galerie Maison d'Alsace - Mulhouse, France
• 1976 Espace Cardin - Paris, France
• 1977 Galerie Maison d'Alsace - Paris, France
• 1977 Palais de Brest - Brittany, France
• 1978 Cours Albert - Marseille, France
• 1978 Ladca - Longjumeau, France
• 1979 Trito Mati Gallery - Athens, Greece
• 1979 Galerie Salla Basse Ymarthires - France
• 1981 Roswitha Kunstercude Gallery of Modern Art - Dortmund, Germany
• 1982 Elpida Gallery - Athens, Greece
• 1982 Retrospective - Une salle au Salon d'Automne - Paris, France
• 1983 Galerie Hotel Astra - Paris, France
• 1983 Galerie de Vikers Romeo - Paris, France
• 1983 Galerie Evasion par l'Art - Bretigny, France
• 1983 Galerie Anne Mome Heyreauld - Sancerne, France
• 1985 Galerie Santegelo - Paris, France
• 1986 K.7 Art Gallery - Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1986 Galerie Librairie la Marge - Ajaccio - Corse, France
• 1987 Antinor Gallery - Athens, Greece
• 1988 Salon de Cholet - Une salle, invite d'honneur - France
• 1988 Maison de la Culture - Grones, France
• 1990 Salon de Rueil-Malmaison - Une salle, invite d'honneur - France
• 1991 Chateau de Logis - Brecey - Normandy, France
• 1991 Torigny - Invite d'honneur - France
• 1992 Vafopoulio Cultural Center - Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1992 Retrospective dans le cadre du Marche Commun - Invite d'honneur - Gonesse, France
• 1992 Salon d'Antony - Invite d'honneur - France
• 1993 Salon "Les Amis des Arts" - Invite d'honneur - France
• 1993 Galerie Colette Dubois - Paris, France
• 1994 Irmos Gallery - Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1995 Salon "Peinture a l'Eau" - Une salle, invite d'honneur - Paris, France
• 1995 Centre Culturel Les Clayes-sous-Bois - France
• 1995 Musee de l'Orangerie - Meudon, France
• 1995 Musee de St. Pol le Leon - Britanny, France
• 1998 Chez Eric Chaix - Paris, France
• 1998 Municipal Gallery of Athens - Retrospective - Athens, Greece
• 1999 Larnaca Museum - Retrospective - Larnaca, Cyprus
• 1999 La Bibliotheque "Constantin Andréou" de la Ville-du-Bois
• 2004 Teloglion Foundation of Art - Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2005 The Bistrot "Paris-Athenes" of Institut Francais d' Athenes - Athens, Greece

Constantine Andreou participates in the Biennale of Antwerp, Holland, Paris, Venice, and Yugoslavia. Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, look back) generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. ... The name Biennale is Italian and means every other year, describing an event that happens every 2 years. ... View of Pump Room, a work by the Hungarian artist Balázs Kicsiny at the Venice Biennale in 2005. ...

References

• Andreou - Sculpture - Ed. Bastas, 1999
• Institut Francais d' Athenes

External Links

• Teloglion Foundation of Art
• L'association des "Amis d'Andréou"
• La Ville-du-Bois

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

Constantine Andreou

Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:

Constantine Andreou