{"id":15411,"date":"2018-10-05T15:29:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siantigallery.com\/?page_id=15411"},"modified":"2018-10-05T15:55:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:55:41","slug":"in-between","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siantigallery.com\/en\/in-between\/","title":{"rendered":"John Valyrakis “In between”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1506373769777{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_single_image image=”15417″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]On Thursday, 18 October at 19.00, the Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti Gallery<\/strong> will have the honor of presenting an exhibition by John Valirakis<\/strong> on the artist\u2019s favorite theme: the portrait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The painter\u2019s solo exhibition under the title \u201cIn between\u201d <\/strong>consists of a series of newly presented works (acrylics\u00a0 on canvas).<\/p>\n

Each work exhibits<\/strong> the artist\u2019s unique ability to retain a balance between detailed observation and the element of spontaneity<\/strong>. Through his abstract, yet revealing deconstruction of the form, his paintings are pulsating with emotion, color and vividness, always approaching his theme with directness, clarity and a sense of laxity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This new project explores the relationship between form and color<\/strong>, blurring any presupposed story or meaning, thus offering the viewer a freedom to create his\/her own narrative which lingers between fantasy and reality. It is a narrative deeply affected by the power and honesty of a naked body and its emotionally revealing pose and expression which gives birth to a flowing impression, untouched by academic conventions. A narrative<\/strong> which \u2013 almost like music \u2013 is in itself a direct form of human expression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Exhibiting an unpretentious and concise gentleness, J. Valirakis<\/strong> ponders through his paintings upon ideas such as parting, loneliness and companionship, the need for togetherness and\u00a0 separation. His works introduce us to individuals dwelling in their private world as we, the viewers, are observe through a keyhole, violating that privacy. As J. Valirakis himself has stated just a few days before his exhibition, it is as two-way game: \u201cThe figures in my paintings seem to be amused at challenging the viewers regarding their gender identity. There is color, movement, light and in between<\/strong> there is a body without gender: the Human body\u2026\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]