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Yannis Tsarouchis ( el, Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; 13 January 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a
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painter and set designer who achieved international fame, and was "known in particular for his homoerotic subjects," including soldiers, sailors, and nude males.


Biography


Early life

Born in
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, he studied at the
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(1929–1935). He was also a student of Photios Kontoglou, who introduced him to
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iconography, while he also studied popular
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and dressing customs. Together with Dimitris Pikionis, Kontoglou and Angeliki Hatzimichali he led the movement for the introduction of Greek
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in
painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
. From 1935 to 1936 he visited
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,
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and
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. He came in contact with the
Renaissance art Renaissance art (1350 – 1620 AD) is the painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of the period of European history known as the Renaissance, which emerged as a distinct style in Italy in about AD 1400, in parallel with developments which occ ...
and
Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
. He discovered the works of Theophilos Hatzimihail and met influential artists such as
Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, and sculptur ...
and Alberto Giacometti.


Work

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 The Greco-Italian War (Greek: Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος, ''Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos''), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between the kingdoms of Italy and G ...
in 1940. In 1949, he and other artists, including
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (; February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994), also known as Niko Ghika, was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic. He was a founding member of the Association of Greek Art Critics, AICA-Hellas, ...
, Yannis Moralis, Nikos Nikolaou,
Nikos Engonopoulos Nikos Egonopoulos ( el, Νίκος Εγγονόπουλος; October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a Greek painter and poet. He is one of the most important members of "Generation of the '30s",Eleni Kefala''Peripheral (Post) Modernity'' ...
and Panayiotis Tetsis, established the "Armos" art group. In 1951 he had exhibitions in
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and
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. In 1958 he participated in the
Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...
. In 1967 he moved to Paris. Tsarouchis "filled his canvases with
homoerotic Homoeroticism is sexual attraction between members of the same sex, either male–male or female–female. The concept differs from the concept of homosexuality: it refers specifically to the desire itself, which can be temporary, whereas "homose ...
images of vulnerable men and (to a much lesser extent) strong women." Sylvester & Orphanos published ''Yannis Tsarouchis: The Face of Modem Greece''.Luckenbill, Dan (1990). Sylvester & Orphanos : catalog of an exhibit, October–December 1990. UCLA. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


Institutions

In 1982 the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum in
Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmon ...
, Athens, was inaugurated. The Museum is actually hosted in the house of the artist. He died in Athens in 1989.


Notes


References

* Adaptation of the Greek Wikipedia article.


External links


Tsarouchis PaintingsTsarouchis FoundationBiography and selected Works (Greek only)Documentary video and InterviewDocumerntary video with the artist
1910 births 1989 deaths Artists from Piraeus Gay artists Greek designers Greek illustrators 20th-century Greek painters 20th-century LGBT people {{Greece-painter-stub