Brief bio:
Fotini Hamideli was born
in Greece. She studied
art in the U.S. She
returned to Greece where
she lives today. She
teaches art lessons and
collaborates with the
Central Public Library
of the city of Veria,
organizing various
events, lectures and art
programs directed to
children. She does
graphic work designing
posters, brochures and
magazines and has
written articles on
art. Her work has been
published in two books
written by Dimitra Mitta,
"Jocasta'' and "Masks"
and in several art
publications. In Greece
she first exhibited in "Diagonios",
a gallery in
Thessalonici, directed
by Dinos
Christianopoulos, a
famous Greek Poet.
Fotini Hamideli has been
showing her work since
1978, participating in
over 75 group shows and
has had twelve one woman
shows.
Studies:
1973-1975
Studies in Eugene
Tonoff's studio,
Providence R.I.
1978-1979 Honors Program
of R..I.SD.
Rome, Italy
1979 BFA Rhode
Island School of Design
– U.S.
Artist's statement:
In
all of my current work I
basically use the same
technique with a few
variations of the
materials. I approach
works on paper in the
same way as works on
canvas using different
kinds of paper mostly
transparent and creating
layers by juxtaposing
various qualities of
paper and colour.
During this process I
start working on the
composition which
sometimes can be covered
up and later again be
revealed somewhat
changed. This way the
work is kept fluent,
continually changing.
Inks,
acrylic paint, oil
crayons, watercolour
pencils, charcoal are
used to achieve desired
effects.
A
few words about the
subject
For
many years I've been
painting figures of
women. These women have
been changing and
growing at the same time
I did, expressing things
I felt.
There
are different series of
works presented here but
their subject is
relative as the main
theme deals with
mirrors.
A
mirror may not actually
be depicted in every
work but what is
pictured can be seen as
a mirror image, even as
an image of the
spectator
Website:
www.veriart.gr
