The Beermans

The Beerman Gallery in Kranidi, Argolidos, was established by Marita and Erwin Beerman more than two decades ago. They use their space for working and showing their paintings that are mostly inspired by the small town, their surroundings and the people of Southern Greece. The Beermans use bright pastels and watercolors, and compose playful simple structures and shapes.


Other than sharing a love of art, we are also all foreigners in the area! Their help has been invaluable to me as they have much knoweledge of the area and people, as well as a lot of practical advice in running a gallery. We have also all spent former years living in Saudi Arabia! They spent twelve years in the western part of Saudi and I spent my childhood in eastern side. Our common interests, and their warm-heartedness have made me feel a little bit more at home...Right now they are in Dubai organizing an exhibit.
Check out their site http://gallery-beermann.4ugo.de/

Vernissage in 2009

Blue Fig Art is getting ready for a new show in February. The concept is about people....

It was very interesting to find out about cheap art here in Greece. Cheap art is a group of people who sell very small works of art for very small prices...something that I think is in my interest, as well as anyone else that is on tight on money; it's nice to find that not every work of art has to be expensive! www.cheapart.gr

still life

Clairie Demiri is an artist with a sensitive eye and sophisticated hand. Her painting with the wine glass and olives has both a universal familiarity, but is also unmistakabley Greek.

Learning is Fun!

Mu-Project is a group of web designers from France who created an interactive learning tool for small children. The concept is based around animated storytelling where the child can go to different parts of a fairytale by pressing on a big interactive table-top...but there is much more to do too! Mu-Project are nominated to be in the Europrix Multimedia Festival 08 in Graz, Austria (Nov. 27 - 29) for their entertaining and meaningful work. You can see their fun invention on the Objectgraphik site which we are linked to, or directly at http://www.mu-project.com/index.php

Pikralida

Paulina Zioga is a young artist from Athens. She got her degree in nursing and graduated from the Athens School of Fine Art as magnum cum laude. Her art is inspired by her medical studies and she uses new media such as photography and digital design to execute her ideas. Paulina has had her work bought by the Greek Embassy in the Hague as well as by private collectors. She is participating in Platforma Video '08 International Film Festival this weekend with her video entitled I Dreamt I Was a Butterfly. You can check out her work at http://www.polina-zioga.com

Sculptural Forms

Filippou has been painting for the past 15 years. She has participated in numerous workshops and courses offered in her home in Aniksi, a northern suburb of Athens, as well as various group exhibitions. She will be having her first solo exhibit in the last week of November. Her work is enjoyable to the viewer because it is both sculptural and playful.

Ifestio

An Artist for a Cause

Lena Merkati is a traditional artist who draws with a pyrograph, which is a tool that burns lines on wood. She draws scenes from Greece and typical patterns as well as still lives. All the profits of her work go to charity.

Opening Night

We had an opening party in August for my mom's nail bar and for my shop. Friends and family came as well as three of the five artists currently showing at the gallery.

Uncovering Layers

and using a washed away effect.Sofia Boni is a young painter who works and teaches art in Athens. Her major focus is to show a feeling through her work. She does this by layering

A Classical Painter

Mary Serfiote has a sense of modernity through her style of painting. She approaches her subject in a detailed and stylized way - as if it were a photo. In contrast to her technique her themes are usually classical, she paints boats, sea scapes and still lifes.

Nature's Power

Paul lives between Mexico and Porto Heli. He has integrated graphic compositions with natural elements in his paintings. He works in various styles, but this is my favorite.

Old and New

Panoraia's work is based on the traditional dress of brides from parts of Greece. She found old roof shingles and painted a series of three portraits - two from Livadia and one from Kerkira. She is always inspired by her love of travel as well as Byzantine painting.