Lydia Venieri Explained
Lydia Venieri |
Birth Place: | Athens, Greece |
Nationality: | Greek |
Field: | Sculpture, Painting, Photography |
Training: | 1984 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts |
Works: | Byron Codex, Byronic Heroes, Dolphin Conspiracy, Tomorrow, See No Evil, War Games, Forever After, Hibernation, Planetic Exodus, Telluric Manifesto, Platonic Big Bang |
Lydia Venieri (born 1964) is a Greek artist.[1] [2]
Personal life
Background
Venieri was born in Athens, Greece. She studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts[3] . She has lived in Paris and is currently living in New York. Her web site dates from 1995, and showed some of the first Internet-based art.[4] [5]
Career
As artist
Venieri is well known[6] for her evocative sculpture installations which bridge mythology with current events, and for her ability to combine humor with self-reflection on human conditions in our times, through her characters that are taken from mythology, history, fairy tales and daily life. In her stories dreams reinforce reality and reality reinforce dreams.
The provocative visualizations of the universe of Venieri's work offer a Potnian statement about the world in flux in which we live.
She has had many exhibitions around the world.[7] [8]
She has been noted as;
She currently shows with Stux Gallery in New York, Gallery Quang in Paris, Galleri S.E in Norway, Tokyo Terra in Japan and Gallery Isabel Aninat in Chile.
Works
Projects
- Byronic Heros, 2017[9]
- Tarot of Love, 2017[10]
- The Dolphin Conspiracy, 2011[11]
- TOMORROW ~ PHOSPHOR STARS IN WHITE NIGHTS, 2009[12]
- See No Evil, 2008[13] [14]
- WarGames, 2006[15]
- For Ever After, 2004[16] [17]
- Hibernation - Sleeping Beauty Conscience, 2002[18]
iPhone art
Animations and movies
- The Dolphin Conspiracy, 2009
- Tomorrow, 2006
- Epilisy, 2005
- Last Conflict, 2005
- For Ever After, 2004
- Sleeping Beauty Conscience, 2002
- Martha, 1996
- Egg, 1995
Books
- Moonlight, Lydia Venieri, 2006[19]
- Beyond Being, Lydia Venieri, 2000[20]
- 60 Drawings for Healthy Perversions by Tzimy Panousi, 1995
Internet art
Theatre
- Set design for Sarah & Lorraine by Marc Israel-Le Pelletier, Sanford Meisner Theatre, New York.
- Set design for Sarah & Lorraine by Marc Israel-Le Pelletier, Storefront Theatre, Chicago.
- Set design for Hellenic Orchestra's tour of USSR, Soviet Union
- Set design & costumes for The Lady from Ancona, Anatolia of my Soul: 75 years since the Asian Minor Catastrophy, Theatre of Northern * * Greece, Drama & Lykabetus Theatre Atheans, 1997
- Set design for "Inventaires" de Philippe Minyana, directed by Elia Kountis, l'Institute Francais d'Athenes.
- Set design for Daphnis & Cloe, Octana Theatrical Group, Apothiki, Athens
- The lady form Ancona, Anatolia of my Soul: 75 years since the Asian Minor Catastrophy, Lykabetus Theatre, Athenia
- The Five Seasons, Dance theater Octana 1995
Awards and commissions
- Medal for Sculpture, Académie française de Paris, 2004
- Tower of Symbols, Open Air Sculpture, Central Athens, 2004
- Wall of Symbols, Sculpture, Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris
- Lydia on Broadway, CD-ROM sponsored by Art Magazine and Hewlett Packard
- "Infinity", Collaboration with artist Takis on the sculpture.
- Commande en plein air d'une serie de sculpture Eros et Psyche, Fondation Alexandre Iolas, Athenes
- Commande d'une serie de sculptures pour l'Incitation à la Creation, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
- Carte Blanche, a l'occation de l'anniversaire de 10 ans du Centre Georges Pompidou, Galeries Contemporaines, Paris
- Commande en plein air d'une serie de Eros et Psyche, Fondation Alexandre Iolas, Athenes
- Commande d'une serie de sculptures pour l'Incitation à la Creation, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
- Carte Blanche, a l'occation de l'anniversaire de 10 ans du Centre Georges Pompidou, Galeries Contemporaines, Paris
References
Further reading
- Nadja Argyropoulou (Author), Anastasia Aukeman (Author): 'Lydia Venieri: Theogony. Charta 2011.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Lydia Venieri, Anastasia Aukeman & Michael Skafidas: Theogony. Art On Air.Org. 2011-07-18. 2012-11-26.
- Bibliographie D'histoire de L'artBy Institut de l'information scientifique et technique (France), Getty Art History Information Program, Comité français d'histoire de l'art, College Art Association of America, Art Libraries Society of North AmericaPublished by Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut de l'information scientifique et technique, 1995Item notes: vol.5 no.4 1995
- [École des Beaux-Arts]
- Web site: What's New: March 1995. IASFBO.Inaf.it. 1995-03-01. 2012-08-01.
- By Aimé Césaire, Annick Thébia-Melsan, Gérard Lamoureux, Martinique Conseil régional, International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (Organization), UnescoPublished by Maisonneuve & Larose, 2000,
- Web site: i-D Concept Stores. 2012-08-01 .
- Web site: The Last Conflict, Stux Gallery, New York. Stux Gallery.com. 2012-08-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306213458/http://www.stuxgallery.com/site/www/artist_gallery/27. 2012-03-06.
- Web site: The Bathhouse of the Winds, Athens. Melt.gr. 2011-02-27. 2012-08-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321111959/http://www.melt.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=2&lang=en. 2012-03-21.
- Web site: John Molloy Gallery. John. Molloy. 30 November 2017.
- Web site: i-D ProjectArt Launch with Lydia Venieri's Exhibition. Stefan. Stux. 22 May 2017.
- Web site: 'The Dolphin Conspiracy at the historic Bathhouse of the Winds. 11 January 2011.
- Web site: Venetia Kapernekas Gallery. Venetia. Kapernekas. 16 December 2009.
- Web site: The New York Public Library. 1 May 2009.
- Web site: Gallery Terra Tokyo. 1 May 2008.
- Web site: Photographic Storytelling at Vanessa Quang Gallery. Vanessa. Quang. 10 February 2014. 14 February 2014.
- Web site: Princeton University catalog. 25 May 2011.
- Web site: OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL Curated By Douglas F. Maxwell. 26 January 2006.
- Web site: New York Public Library - An Art Book - Theogony. 30 November 2011.
- Web site: Agra Editions. agra.gr.
- Published by Reprotime, 2000,
- Web site: Fin . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .
- Web site: Her Story . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .
- Web site: Apology . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .
- Web site: Temple . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .
- Web site: Tarot . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .
- Web site: Isis . Venieri.com . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214034424/http://www.venieri.com/fin/ . 2012-02-14 .