EVENING TALKS ON PAINTING

Program accompanying the exhibition A Grammar of Gestures

Kourd Gallery, Athens, March 9 - March 18th 2022.

Kourd Gallery is cordially inviting you to “Kourd Evening Art talks”.
A series of open discussions about paintings, the way they are created, the way we look at them, and the way we use language to address them. Jurriaan Benschop, the curator of the exhibition, is moderating an open conversation with Andreas Ragnar-Kassapis, Alexandros Voutsas, Marita Gerarchaki, David Benforado and Theodora Koumoundourou. 

“Kourd Evening Art Talks” does not take the form a formal discussion, but it engages everyone is approaching the exhibition from another point of view and create a safe space for the lovers of art to gather and exchange ideas.

Program

Wednesday, 09 March at 19.30 h.

SHIFTING SHAPES.

Andreas Ragnar- Kassapis, Painter.

A shared feature of the works in the exhibition A Grammar of Gestures is the dynamics of shapes, the tendency of forms to flip and change appearance while you are looking at them. The artists seem to focus on creating pictures that are not fixed in meaning, but remain open to different readings and ways of seeing. 

Thursday, 10 March at 19.30 h.

PAINTING IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

Alexandros Voutsas, Instructor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, photography workshop.

Within the landscape of contemporary arts and life, how does painting contribute to the conversation? What specifics does it bring to the table? The stream of digital images and information, on our phones and other screens, has created a new context and changing habits of looking. How does painting relate to the current reality of digital image production and consumption?

Friday, 11 March at 19.30 h.

CONTENT IS A GLIMPSE

Marita Gerarchaki, Clinical Psychologist.

What kind of responses do we have when looking at a painting? Is there an immediate recognition of what it is about? Is it even possible to speak about ‘content’ in painting? The discussion starts with a quote from abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning from the 1960’s, who stated that “content is a glimpse, an encounter like a flash.” 

Monday, 14 March at 19.30 h.

PAINTING AS A TIME BASED ART

David Benforado, Painter.

What if we think of painting as a time based art? As an art that took many moments to be made, and many layers for its meaning to surface? An art that unfolds only when you give it a second look and a third and see how it changes? While paintings are usually presented as static objects on the wall, time plays an important role in its production and reception.

Tuesday, 15 March at 19.30 h.

GLOBAL LANGUAGE, LOCAL ROOTS.

Theodora Koumoundourou, Arthens founder & art consultant.

In the exhibition five painters with different backgrounds come together. They share a common language, which creates a dialogue between their respective positions. Yet their work is rooted in different cultural contexts. How does that come out? 

The entrance is free.

Kindly RSVP one day in advance of each talk +302106426573 or email: info@gallerykourd.gr