Alekos Fasianos

Alekos Fassianos was born in Athens in 1935. He studied violin at the Athens Conservatory and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1956-1960, under the tutelage of G. Moralis). He developed a deep appreciation for and studied ancient Greek vase painting and Byzantine iconography. Fassianos attended lithography classes at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, on a scholarship from the French government (1962-1964), studying under Clairin and Dayez. In 1966, he settled in Paris, and since 1974, he has lived and worked between Paris and Athens. Since his first solo exhibition in Athens in 1959, he has held over seventy solo exhibitions in cities such as Athens, Thessaloniki, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, Hamburg, Zurich, Milan, Beirut, Stockholm, London, and more. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions and renowned international events worldwide, including the Salon Comparaisons (Paris 1970), the São Paulo Biennale (1971), the Venice Biennale (1972), and the Graphics Biennale in Baden-Baden (1985), among others. Fassianos also engaged in printmaking, poster design, and stage design, collaborating primarily with the National Theatre of Greece ("America" by Kafka, 1975, "Helen" by Euripides, 1976, "The Birds" by Aristophanes, 1978, etc.). He illustrated several books in Greece and abroad, working with well-known poets and authors. Notable names include O. Elytis, L. Aragon, G. Apollinaire, K. Tachtsis, K. Cavafy, A. Embirikos, G. Ritsos, V. Vassilikos, and others. His works also adorn special art editions, such as albums on architectural landscapes, cityscapes, etc. He has also published his own texts, both prose and poetry. Four films about his work have been produced for Greek and French television, and monographs detailing his artistic output are available.