Monday, 17 September 2012
Sunday, 16 September 2012
About Technosfaira
Technosphere, or Technosfaira (which
means “art sphere” in Greek), is a relatively new association of visual and
performing artists as well as writers, Poets and musicians in Greece. This
amalgamation of various artists makes it unique in that country. The person
behind it is artist Vasiliki Tampouri, whose dream it has been for many years,
to have a community of artists working together to teach others how to draw,
paint, write, act and so on. Technosfaira is the first step to the realization
of her dream.
Network of Artists
One
of the main purposes of setting up this group is to give artists of all kinds a
network through which they can connect and interact with each other. They can
communicate with artists they may not have known previously and have a dialogue
about how they can not only promote their own work, but the work of the group
as a whole.
It
gives artists a platform from which they can advertise themselves and reach out
to a wider public audience, and ultimately they want to educate people and
share their vision of a peaceful world.
Exhibitions
Each
of the exhibitions mounted by Technosfaira or Technosphere has capitalized on
the preceding ones. The first of its kind was called “The Swallows Announce a
New Spring” and eighteen artists (painters) participated along with three poets
and two musicians. This was in April 2011. The second, in May of the same year
(only one month later) was bigger with double the number of artists, ten poets
and six musicians plus a dancer/actor. The third was held in February 2012, and the
fourth in May 2012. After a break for the summer months, the fifth was held in
October of the same year.
Each
exhibition attracts more and more artists from all over Greece, and the
association is keen to be in touch with artists, artistes, writers, poets,
musicians and singers from other countries who may wish to participate in
future events.
A Dream Coming True
Ms.Tampouri, the founder and president of this association, is rightly proud of
her achievement of establishing Technosphere along with a core group of
artist-friends, and is extremely happy that her cherished dream of a community
of all artists is in its fledgling stage. She says that there is a long way to
go yet before her dream comes to full maturity and is fully prepared for the
hard work which she will have to do to fulfill her dream.
Economic Climate in Greece
Although
the association had three exhibitions in 2012, these were held while Greece was
in the throes of an economic crisis, with instability in the country and people
suffering from the harsh austerity measures implemented by the Greek
government. Few people can afford to spend their cash on works of art. However,
as the purpose of the association is to bring Art to a wider audience, the
artists involved continue to mount exhibitions, hoping to bring some light and
joy to those who visit them.
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Press Release
Exhibition
An exhibition is to be
mounted in the cultural centre,
“Flizvos” (“ΦΛΟΙΣΒΟΣ”)
which is one of Paleo
Faliro’s municipal buildings now dedicated to arts and culture. This building
has become a symbol of Paleo Faliro and is a monument with a rich cultural
heritage in this area.
This is the fifth exhibition of Techno-sphere (“ΤΕΧΝΟΣΦΑΙΡΑ”) an association of visual, creative and performing artists.
The title of the exhibition is “Free Voices” (ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΕΣ ΦΩΝΕΣ).
The opening ceremony will be on Tuesday,
2nd October at 7:30 pm
The exhibition will run from Tuesday,
2nd October until Monday,
8th October.
Apart from the Art exhibition there will be
different daily programmes between 7:30 and 8:30 pm with actors, musicians,
poets and authors.
There will 47 artists participating in the
exhibition and also 20 others including poets, musicians, singers, a dancer,
authors and actors.
Entrance is free
Exhibition times
daily are mornings, 10:00 am – 1pm and evenings, 5:30 – 9:30pm
To
contact the president of Techno-sphere, Vassiliki Tampouri, telephone:
6973833016 or email: vtampouri7@gmail.com
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