Vasilis Avramidis draws inspiration from classical paintings found in museums, as well as from his everyday surroundings. Art historical still lifes and portraits serve as points of departure for his explorations, yet he continually returns to them with a fresh perspective, re-imagining them within the context of contemporary sensibility.Avramidis’ oil paintings delve into the interplay between the classical and the contemporary, weaving 

together 17th century aesthetics with contemporary visual culture to create impossible landscapes and still lifes that transcend temporal boundaries. His interpretations take on a surreal quality, as figures disintegrate into the landscape and still life or architecture becomes one with the terrain.

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At the heart of Avramidis’ practice lies a fascination with the very language of painting, its relevance as a medium today, and its permanence during different eras.
 

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BIO

Vasilis Avramidis (b. Greece) graduated with an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (2011), after completing a 5 year degree in Painting at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2004). Solo shows include Understory (2022) and Host (2019) at Hiro gallery, Tokyo, After Hours (2021) at Wilder Gallery, London, and Harvester: The Contemporary London (2016) at START, Saatchi Gallery. Avramidis has exhibited in over 30 group exhibitions, with galleries and institutions including: Hiro Gallery at the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama Japan; James Freeman gallery, London; BEASTON Projects at Arthouse1, London; Slete gallery, Los Angeles; Artforum gallery, Athens; Voyatzoglou gallery, Athens; Oxholm gallery, Copenhagen, and The Contemporary and Griffin gallery, London. Avramidis has also shown at art fairs such including London Art fair, The Affordable Art Fair, Art Nagoya and Art Athina. Avramidis’ has been widely published, in publications including Juxtapoz, HEY! Magazine (Paris), FAD Magazine, Toner, The Art Circus and 
Hi-Fructose. His works are held in collections including the University of the Arts London Collection, the 
In4Art Rotterdam Collection and belong in private collections around the world.