Konstantin Kakanias Art

Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake II, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter, illustrator and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books. Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological. Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de...

Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake III, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books. Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological. Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de Nobili...

Gouache on paper by Konstantin Kakanias, signed with initials lower right, titled "La Belle Sylvia", circa 1990. Greek artist Konstantin Kakanias is something of a cult figure in the fashion and art worlds. Born in Athens and now based in Los Angeles, Kakanias has been a fixture on the international art and design scene for more than three decades. His work has been exhibited at museums and galleries across the globe. He has also designed fabrics for Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, and other titans of fashion. His signature illustrations have appeared in Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times. See: 1stdibs Introspective Magazine...