Michalis Katzourakis – Open Box (2022). The exhibition is taking place at Roma Gallery

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS

Open Box Works 1968-1970

Curated by Christoforos Marinos

Duration:
17.03 – 30.04 2022

Open Box exhibition by Michalis Katzourakis at Roma Gallery presents a series of works of the 1968–1970 period. These are minimalist works in two or three dimensions, most of which went on public display in the artist’s solo exhibition at Goethe Institut in 1969. Specifically, Open Box features two maquettes on handmade paper, of 1968; a large-scale painting with folding parts and a Plexiglas sculpture, of 1969; a series of small sculptures, of 1970, reconstructed in 2002; and an open box (Box, 2008) of painted aluminium and acrylic mirror. The underlying concept in these artworks is unfolding packaging boxes and reconfiguring the form of a cube to create closed or open shapes and forms. Discussing his works of that period, Katzourakis notes that he was intensely concerned with the interplay of pattern and colour, as well as with developing a personal vocabulary. The geometric shapes he experiments with provided ‘infinite possibilities of composition despite their predetermined limits. By arranging and reconfiguring these elements, Katzourakis seeks to achieve new, autonomous, integrated forms.

Untitled I, 1969. Aquatec on canvas, 300x400cmx30cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled I, 1969
Aquatec on canvas
30 x 400 x 300 cm

Untitled, 1969. Acrylic on canvas, 100x400x4cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled, 1969
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 400 cm

Box B Aluminium and electrostatic paint, 47x47x33cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Box, 2008
Aluminium, electrostatic paint
47 x 47 x 33 cm

Untitled 2 Acrylic, 50x95x22cm(white background)

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled, 1968
Plexiglass
50 x 95 x 22 cm

G.Τ.1 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 24x39x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.1, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate.
24 x 39 x 16 cm

G.T.2.A Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 25x48x33cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.2.A, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
25 x 48 x 33 cm

G.T.3 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 24x38x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.3, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
24 x 38 x 16 cm

G.T.6.Α Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 24x43x10cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.6.Α, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
24 x 43 x 10 cm

G.T.10 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 13x56x17cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.10, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
13 x 56 x 17 cm

G.T.9 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 24x58x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.9, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
24 x 58 x 16 cm

G.T.4 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 24x39x42cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.4, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
24 x 39 x 42 cm

G.T.3.A Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 25x18x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.3.A, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
25 x 18 x 16 cm

G.T.6 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 35x30x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.6, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
35 x 30 x 16 cm

G.T.7 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 46.5x56x30cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.7, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate.
46 x 56 x 30 cm

G.T.3.B Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 10x48x39cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.3.Β, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
10 x 48 x 39 cm

G.T.11 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 12x48x17cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.11, 1970
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
12 x 48 x 17 cm

G.T.8 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 13x41x19

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.8, 1970
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
13 x 41 x 19 cm

G.T.8.Α Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 17x41x17cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.8.A, 1970
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
17 x 41 x 17 cm

G.T.5 Laquered Wood mounted on laquered steel plate. 23x24x16cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
G.T.5, 1969
Laquered wood mounted on laquered steel plate
23 x 24 x 16 cm

Untitled I, 1968. Aquatec on handmade paper. 35x50cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled IΙ, 1968
Aquatec on handmade paper
35 x 50 cm

Untitled II, 1968. Aquatec on handmade paper. 35x50cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled IΙ, 1968
Aquatec on handmade paper
35 x 50 cm

Untitled, 1969. Aquatec on handmade paper, 40x20cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled, 1969
Aquatec on handmade paper
40 x 20 cm

Untitled A.1, 1969. Silkscreen on paper, 68x68cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled Α.1, 1969
Silkscreen on paper
68 x 68 cm

Untitled A.2, 1969. Silkscreen on paper, 68x68cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled Α.2, 1969
Silkscreen on paper
68 x 68 cm

Untitled D, 2011(1968). Digital print on Hahnemuhle paper. 50x70cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled D, 1969
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 70 cm

Untitled C, 2011(1968). Digital print on Hahnemuhle paper. 50x70cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled C, 1969
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 70 cm

Untitled B, 2011(1968). Digital print on Hahnemuhle paper. 50x70cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled B, 1969
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 70 cm

Untitled A, 2011(1968). Digital print on Hahnemuhle paper. 50x70cm

MICHALIS KATZOURAKIS
Untitled A, 1969
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 70 cm

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