A very interesting Greek sculptor. Photos do not do justice to his work, which is sometimes very large in scale
Christos Kapralos working in his studio, Athens, 1987
Christmas back home gave me lots of time for book hunting in my parents’ bookcases. As usual, I ignored the sociology, finance and management books that have taken over even my own room and shuffled through the art history books that I haven’t been acquainted with. Nothing interesting came up. The search was over but I was angsty for a new obsession; the blog needed something interesting. It wasn’t until a few days later that my father’s proposition, writing about local artists, seemed more inviting than boring. From that moment, Kapralos[1] couldn’t get out of my head. Kapralos happened to be a distant relative of my mother’s but I never had the chance of meeting him; he died before I was born. We did, however, have his work displayed in our dining room and a few books on his work. So…
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I do have a fondness for large-scale sculpture. His work is unusual, and impressive indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I love his sculpture of a horse. Interesting that you say it is assumed that artists come from towns and not the countryside, yet nature inspires so many artists.
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This post is a re-blog. I didn’t know much about this artist, but I saw a wonderful exhibition containing some of his sculptures a few years ago.
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Thank you so much for sharing about Christos Kapralos … fascinating about his life and powerful artwork.
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He’s interesting. I went to an exhibition years ago with large wooden sculptures. Very impressive…
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