12 Facts About Constantine Andreou

Constantine Andreou was a Brazilian-born Greek painter and sculptor with a highly successful career that spanned six decades.

Constantine Andreou was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1917 to Greek parents who had immigrated to Brazil a few years prior.

In 1939, Constantine Andreou participated at the Panellinio, but the judges disqualified his three sculptures.

Constantine Andreou was initially drafted into the Hellenic Army in 1940 and during the occupation he was an active member of the Greek Resistance.

The war years and occupation did not stop Constantine Andreou from continuing his artwork and studies, and in 1945 he won a French scholarship to go to France along with many other Greek intellectuals on the RMS Mataroa voyage.

In 1947, Constantine Andreou began using a new personal technique employing welded copper sheets.

Constantine Andreou had his first exhibition in Paris in 1951, where he demonstrated the transformation of his style.

In 1977, Constantine Andreou bought a centuries old winery on the island of Aegina.

Constantine Andreou converted it into a house, after being influenced to buy a house on the island by his longtime friend and colleague Nikos Nikolaou.

Constantine Andreou has participated in the Biennales of Antwerp, the Netherlands, Paris, Venice, and Yugoslavia.

Constantine Andreou died on 8 October 2007 at his house in Athens, Greece.

In 2004, Constantine Andreou created the "Costas Constantine Andreou Foundation" with the stated goal to promote his work in the arts and the significance of sculpture and painting worldwide.