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Presshttp://www.odyssey.gr/features/articles~1762~fixit~article http://media.philenews.com/Flash/cyprusweekly/flash/current-issues/life/01_04_2011/life/47.html http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/entheta/extra/AthensPlus/27-06-2008.pdf http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/entheta/extra/AthensPlus/20-08-2010.pdf Aegean inspires UK artist If you happen to be on Chios catch the “Veggera 2010” group exhibit at the Calliope Arts Space in Hora before it ends on Saturday, August 21, and look for Emma Papadopoulos’s expressionistic paintings of the Aegean. A Cypriot artist born in the UK, Papadopoulos is interested in landscapes and her series on Chios has been inspired by her travels throughout the Aegean. Papadopoulos received a diploma in general art and design, followed by a BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Sunderland. Interested in a career in art therapy, she then decided to study for a Masters in Profound Disabilities. Since then, she has taught painting at a further education college to people with learning disabilities. “I found some individuals with disabilities benefited from the support in general,” Papadopoulos told Athens Plus. “When engaged in a creative activity, there is the opportunity to feel a sense of purpose and accomplishment. The focus now in Europe for individuals with disabilities is on ability, as opposed to disability.” Papadopoulos continues to paint and describes her landscape portraits as a visual diary. “What incites me to paint a specific landscape is its shape and form,” she said. Certain shapes and textures inspire her work. For the Aegean series, she was interested in the simplicity of the shapes of the area’s architecture. In addition to her Aegean paintings, Papadopoulos has painted the landscape of the coast of northeast England. She said she had an “industrial image” in mind when painting the coastal landscapes in England and more of an idyllic one when painting the Aegean ones. Whether in England or in Greece, there is something about the coast that draws Papadopoulos and moves her to record it in her art. “Interestingly, my landscapes in both the UK and Greece are based on coastal locations,” she said. “That may not be a coincidence.” Whatever it is about coastal landscapes that captivates Papadopoulos, it is visible in her Aegean series. With their emphasis on geometry and warm colors, Papadopoulos’s paintings have captured the lightness and aesthetic beauty of life by the Aegean. Lia Skalkos http://media.philenews.com/Flash/cyprusweekly/flash/current-issues/life/01_04_2011/life/47.html
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