Marios Loizides (1928–1988) was a

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visual artist.

Life

Loizides was born in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

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. he studied painting and lithography at St. Martin's School of Art,

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, between 1951-4, together with courses in stage and costume design. He later worked in London for a number of years as a graphic artist and designer. He moved to Greece in 1958 and, working exclusively as a painter, lived on the island of

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from 1961 until his death in 1988. Loizides held more than 10 solo exhibitions during his lifetime, notably in

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, and

., publisher=Nicosia: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, 2002 http://www.lib.duth.gr/opacial/index.php?op=results&catalog=1&view=1&language=el&numhits=10&query=Art,%20Cypriot%20--%20Exhibitions%20--%2020th%20century&search_field=11&page=1 He also took part in a number of group exhibitions, including the Alexandria Biennale (1968). In 2002, a large retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art in Nicosia. His work can be found in the State Collection of Contemporary Cypriot Art, in the Collection of the

National Gallery of Greece The National Gallery ( el, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, ''Ethniki Pinakothiki'') is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century ...

in Athens, in the collection of the Vorres Museum, Greece, as well as in several private collections throughout Europe and North America.Cypriot Artists: The Second Generation, 2009, Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Nicosia, p.179, Loizides' work falls into the category of geometrical abstract art. His artistic aim was to present not the world of the senses but rather the deeper immanent unity of the universe, hence his visionary approach to art.

References

External links

* http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/Search_Repeat.aspx?searchtype=IMAGES&artist=11177966 {{DEFAULTSORT:Loizides, Marios 1928 births 1988 deaths Greek Cypriot artists 20th-century Greek painters Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom Cypriot emigrants to Greece People from Nicosia