ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS

Fresh piece in Athens from our friend and Nuart 10 participant Alexandros Vasmoulakis

ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS

NEW FROM ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS & MANOLIS ANASTASKOS

Alexandros (Nuart2010) just sent us this video piece of his latest action.

"During 2010, Greece came under the supervision of IMF and EU. The fear of poverty and financial recession has built up a feeling of social unrest. Memories of the Greek riots of 2008, according to the media, have created the expectation in Greece and abroad, of a new, more violent riot.

Influenced by this atmosphere, we created in a deserted ceramics factory in Athens a series of actions during May 2010. At the time we wanted to give form to feelings intuitively provoked by the signs of unrest we received from all around us. We used the objects that were plentifully scattered in the ruins of the factory: red powder, ceramics, wood and ropes. We installed sculptural structures and we recorded, on video, short collision-scenes. Red powder represented the outcome of every human violent act. The deserted industrial setting was used as a metaphor for the financially devastated country. The multiple-screens structure of the video is a reminder of the surveillance cameras used by the police. The sound was recorded live during each of the actions. 

We doubt the efficiency of violent rioting and search for a new way. Essentially we have found nothing yet, however, we enjoy searching".

ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS

Greek painter, Nuart 2010 artist, muralist, and installation artist Alexandros Vasmoulakis’ collaborated with Athens-based graphic designer Paris Koutsikos to complete a ‘Perfect’ mural in Berlin, Germany. It is their biggest wall thus far.

We received these a couple of weeks ago from Alexandros Vasmoulakis but they were left hanging in the drafts folder. Interesting to read the thoughts behind his work as "pseudo-advertising", places the work he did for Nuart in a different light.

"Perfect. A piece of "pseudo-advertisement" that neglects beauty and offers a ''product'', which is broken and wild. It can be neither sold nor bought; it smiles, screaming its perfection out loud. The magnificent world of advertisements, smiling faces, beautiful bodies, heavenly vacations, give their place to two crumpled girls who, ultimately happy, praise imperfection".

ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS AND EVOL

Alexandros Vasmoulakis and Evol for Nuart 2010, note the Choe "Whale" tag on the box from 2009.

photos by Ian Cox

ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS

ALEXANDROS, originally uploaded by Nuart 10.

Close up of Alexandros piece, gave a great presentations and Q & A yesterday !