Yannis Tsarouchis (Greek: Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; 13 January 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a[1]Greekmodernistpainter and set designer who achieved international fame, and was "known in particular for his homoerotic subjects," including soldiers, sailors, and nude males.[2]
^Bittencourt, Ela (July 21, 2021). "Frank, Greek, and Gay: Modernist Painter Yannis Tsarouchis Is Finally Getting His Due". Hyperallergenic. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^Hammer, Langdon; Yenser, Stephen, eds. (2021). A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 188. ISBN9781101875513. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^Gianoulis, Tina (2002). . glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
^Luckenbill, Dan (1990). Sylvester & Orphanos : catalog of an exhibit, October–December 1990. UCLA. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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yannis, tsarouchis, greek, Γιάννης, Τσαρούχης, january, 1910, july, 1989, greek, modernist, painter, designer, achieved, international, fame, known, particular, homoerotic, subjects, including, soldiers, sailors, nude, males, tsarouchis, picture, dimitri, papa. Yannis Tsarouchis Greek Giannhs Tsaroyxhs 13 January 1910 20 July 1989 was a 1 Greek modernist painter and set designer who achieved international fame and was known in particular for his homoerotic subjects including soldiers sailors and nude males 2 Yannis TsarouchisTsarouchis in a picture by Dimitri PapadimosBorn13 January 1910Piraeus Kingdom of GreeceDied20 July 1989 aged 79 Athens GreeceOccupationpainterSignature Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Work 1 3 Institutions 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Born in Piraeus he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts 1929 1935 He was also a student of Photios Kontoglou who introduced him to Byzantine iconography while he also studied popular architecture and dressing customs Together with Dimitris Pikionis Kontoglou and Angeliki Hatzimichali he led the movement for the introduction of Greek tradition in painting From 1935 to 1936 he visited Istanbul Paris and Italy He came in contact with the Renaissance art and Impressionism He discovered the works of Theophilos Hatzimihail and met influential artists such as Henri Matisse and Alberto Giacometti Work Edit nbsp Maria Callas theatrical costume by Yiannis Tsarouchis 1958 collection of Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Nauplio He returned to Greece in 1936 and two years later he produced his first personal exhibition in Athens He later fought in the Greco Italian War in 1940 In 1949 he and other artists including Nikos Hadjikyriakos Ghikas Yannis Moralis Nikos Nikolaou Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis established the Armos art group In 1951 he had exhibitions in Paris and London In 1958 he participated in the Venice Biennale In 1967 he moved to Paris Tsarouchis filled his canvases with homoerotic images of vulnerable men and to a much lesser extent strong women 3 Sylvester amp Orphanos published Yannis Tsarouchis The Face of Modern Greece 4 Institutions Edit In 1982 the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum in Maroussi Athens was inaugurated The Museum is actually hosted in the house of the artist He died in Athens in 1989 Notes Edit Bittencourt Ela July 21 2021 Frank Greek and Gay Modernist Painter Yannis Tsarouchis Is Finally Getting His Due Hyperallergenic Retrieved 10 October 2021 Hammer Langdon Yenser Stephen eds 2021 A Whole World Letters from James Merrill New York Alfred A Knopf p 188 ISBN 9781101875513 Retrieved 10 October 2021 Gianoulis Tina 2002 Tsarouchis Yannis 1910 1989 glbtq com Archived from the original on 2007 04 18 Retrieved 2007 06 03 Luckenbill Dan 1990 Sylvester amp Orphanos catalog of an exhibit October December 1990 UCLA Retrieved 13 March 2018 References EditAdaptation of the Greek Wikipedia article nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yannis Tsarouchis External links EditTsarouchis Paintings Tsarouchis Foundation Biography and selected Works Greek only Interview Greek only Documentary video and Interview Documerntary video with the artist This article about a Greek painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yannis Tsarouchis amp oldid 1145615923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
