Short biography
Alexis Akrithakis was a Greek artist. Born in Athens in 1939. He lived in Paris between 1957 and 1961, while from 1968 to 1970 remained in Berlin with a scholarship from the German State (DAAD).
Alexis Akrithakis was a Greek artist. Born in Athens in 1939. He lived in Paris between 1957 and 1961, while from 1968 to 1970 remained in Berlin with a scholarship from the German State (DAAD). Then he divided his time between Athens and Europe. Held solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad (Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Turin, Geneva) also participated in important group exhibitions in Europe. The Akrithakis worked on book illustration, scenography and design. He died on September 19th, 1994 from a heart attack. He had to oppose the representation in painting a series of fireworks and flares, something between the illustrations of medieval manuscripts and their visions of a poet who knew how to transform death and admiration of life experiences in a festival of shapes and colors. Always wanted to become a painter.
