12 Facts About Nikos Alexiou

Nikos Alexiou was a Greek artist who specialized in visual art, contemporary art, installation art and set design for theatre and dance.

Nikos Alexiou exhibited his work at personal exhibitions and group events both in Greece and abroad.

In 1982, at the age of 22, Alexiou moved to Austria to study at the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1985, Nikos Alexiou held his first personal exhibition at "Desmos" Gallery in Athens.

Nikos Alexiou used basic materials and those commonly found in nature such as rock, wood, mud and water.

In 1987, Nikos Alexiou continued his experimentation with natural features by venturing into their decomposition.

Nikos Alexiou created Prisms, a series of works which analyzes the projection of white light into different spaces, even through rain.

Nikos Alexiou later created Solar Houses, minimalistic constructions of cane and reeds which share a fragile feeling of absolute geometry.

In 2007, Vassilika Sarilaki, an art historian, interviewed Nikos Alexiou regarding his participation in the Venice Biennale.

In 1990, Nikos Alexiou proposed a collaboration, using his own work as a base for Papaioannou to work upon.

In 1993, Nikos Alexiou again collaborated with Dimitris Papaioannou in the production of Medea for the "Omada Edafous Dance Theatre company".

Nikos Alexiou participated a large number of personal and group exhibitions.