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Biography
Petros Chrisostomou was born in London, 1981. He lives and works in New York. He was a resident on the International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York, as well as the winner of The Red Mansion Art Prize, where he worked for a concentrated period of time in Beijing, China. His work has been included in public and private collections worldwide.
Petros Chrisostomou constructs hybrid spaces, combining the concerns of artist, sculptor and curator. His work, as much sculptural as photographic, draws inspiration from concepts of hyperreality. These works not only revel in signs and symbols – the simulacra of contemporary life, they transcend that postmodernist trope of the simulacrum, offering distinct traces of the skewed realities of the Dadaists or fantasies of the Surrealists.
These qualities are underpinned and stabilised by the architectural accuracy of his miniature interiors, which draw from broad influences, from classical Palladian or a White Cube gallery space, to the contemporary commercial kitsch of fast-food joints, or even a depiction of his childhood home as in the 18 Fortis Green series. The self-constructed model interiors contain life-size objects and within this context, the objects are transformed into oversized sculptures, surreal representations of themselves.
Education, Grants and Prizes:
2008
The Land Securities Art Prize- Patrick Burrows
British Institution Prize, London, Great-Britain
The Dunoyer de Segnzac Award
2007
The RASA Award
2005/08
Royal Academy Schools, MA Fine Art, London, Great-Britain
2000/03
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, BA Fine Art (hons), London, Great-Britain
1999/00
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, Foundation Diploma Art and Design, London, Great-Britain
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Petros Chrisostomou constructs hybrid spaces, combining the concerns of artist, sculptor and curator. His work, as much sculptural as photographic, draws inspiration from concepts of hyperreality. These works not only revel in signs and symbols – the simulacra of contemporary life, they transcend that postmodernist trope of the simulacrum, offering distinct traces of the skewed realities of the Dadaists or fantasies of the Surrealists.
These qualities are underpinned and stabilised by the architectural accuracy of his miniature interiors, which draw from broad influences, from classical Palladian or a White Cube gallery space, to the contemporary commercial kitsch of fast-food joints, or even a depiction of his childhood home as in the 18 Fortis Green series. The self-constructed model interiors contain life-size objects and within this context, the objects are transformed into oversized sculptures, surreal representations of themselves.
Education, Grants and Prizes:
2008
The Land Securities Art Prize- Patrick Burrows
British Institution Prize, London, Great-Britain
The Dunoyer de Segnzac Award
2007
The RASA Award
2005/08
Royal Academy Schools, MA Fine Art, London, Great-Britain
2000/03
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, BA Fine Art (hons), London, Great-Britain
1999/00
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, Foundation Diploma Art and Design, London, Great-Britain
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What is Petros Chrisostomou’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Contemporary Still Life, Fantastic settings, Neo-Conceptualism
When was Petros Chrisostomou born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1981