Friday the 3rd of April, 2015 - Myró
Antiques House today announces a partnership with Hyatt
Regency Thessaloniki in organising a series of art shows and events
to take place in the main lobby of the hotel. Myró
Antiques House will contribute works of art from
various painters, sculptors and other artists in a series of solo
exhibitions. In addition, other activities which will involve other
spaces within the hotel, will be announced shortly. The solo
exhibitions will last around one month each, while the artwork will
be available for acquisition through Myró
Antiques House. The outset of the partnership centres
around two solo exhibitions: the first is comprised of original
paintings by the portraitist Michail Tsakoundis, while the second is
comprised of original bronze sculptures from the renowned Bulgarian
sculptor Kamen Tanev.
Michail Tsakoundis
Michail Tsakoundis was born in Crete,
Greece. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts, and holds
a bachelor’s degree
from Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts, London. He
received instant recognition wherever his work in New York,. He
currently resides in Greece, though his work has been shown in
multiple solo exhibitions across the globe. Several of his pieces
belong in private collections all around the world.
Kamen Tanev
Kamen Tanev was born, lives and works
in Bulgaria. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Sofia,
graduating in 1998 with a diploma in sculpture, before completing his
studies with a Masters in sculpture at the same university. He has
been a lecturer at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Sofia
since 2005. He has participated in various symposiums of sculpture
worldwide, and been honoured with many awards. His work has been
exhibited at numerous group exhibitions in Bulgaria, Germany,
Belgium, Holland, Austria, Italy, India, Thailand and Guatemala, and
at two solo exhibitions in Bulgaria. More than thirty of his
monumental sculptures are located in Bulgaria, Greece, Russia, Spain,
Italy, Belgium, Egypt and Turkey.
About Myrό
Antiques House
Myrό
Antiques House serves the industry of quality antiques and art
with several shops and venues, initially from the centre of
Thessaloniki, before expanding to multiple additional locations. The
house was established in 1996 by Mr. Stavros Muronidis, and now
operates from its own premises (a central building in the Souroti
area, on the outskirts of Thessaloniki, Greece) which resides on a
mountain plateau estate. Its various projects include the Myró
Contemporary Art Gallery (in the centre of
Thessaloniki) and the Greek Marble Initiative and its symposiums.
Find out more at www.myroauctions.gr