Demosthenis Kokkinidis Art for Sale and Sold Prices

b. 1929 - d. 2020

Demosthenis Kokkinidis was born in Pireus and studied at The School of Fine Art, Athens under Spyros Papaloukas and Yiannis Moralis.

He was a founding member of the Alpha Art Group, the '??µ?' Group and the Group for Communication and Education in Art.

Between 1959 and 1961, while he held the position of head of the art department of the National Organization for Greek Handicrafts, had an active interest in the development of Island pottery.

In 1972, he was awarded a scholarship from the Ford Foundation.

In 1976, he was elected a professor at The Athens School of Fine Arts, a position he held until 1997 and between 1980-1982 as a rector (in the sphere of academia this is the highest academic position).

Kokkinidis was always aware of the social role of art and that it should operate at all levels of everyday life. His style may be defined as abstract representationalism, with colour-bright, intense, almost expressionistic feeling.

He attaches particular importance to critical commentary on current affairs. At the end of the '80s, he ceased making direct references to political issues, and his thematic repertory started to focus on people's need to communicate with each other and with nature.