On Thursday, November the 7th, 2019, at 19:00, ROMA GALLERY is pleased to present theexhibition of Vassilis Skylakos entitled “here, there and everywhere”. The exhibition curated by the art historian Christopher Marinos, includes artworks from almost all periods of Skylakos’ artistic course. Specifically, there are presented the wooden abstract triplets (1963), the iron columns (1973), the still life made of plastic toys and packaging (1981), the encoloured metal sheets (1984), the round surfaces of wire spools (1989), the ready-mades (1994-1995), a series of collage projects (1988-1997), and a selection of handmade jewellery created by the artist. Finally, the Toy (1974-1975) is also presented, an original variation of Newton’s Pendulum that was in first place exhibited in group exhibition “A game proposal” organized by the art gallery “Desmos” in 1975.

Vassilis Skylakos (1930-2000) was a multi-dimensional artist, one of the most charismatic of the postwar generation. Besides a painter and sculptor, he was an interior decorator, jewellery designer and antique dealer. His work was identified by the art of assemblage, and was associated with various tendencies and movements, such as accretion, anti-art, environmental art, Junk sculpture, Mobile, neo-Dadaism / neo-Dada, Nouveau Réalisme and Pop Art.
Skylakos’ work is mostly based on emotion rather than on intellect. The habit of collecting useless and cheap and worthless materials found on the street market, indicates an unusual and special attraction to the material as a physical substance in general. In the case of Skylakos, this attraction was interconnected with the transformation and revitalization of wasted materials: “My work always started from this marginal point that something had been definitively useless and had lost every reason of existence and was totally out of order. I am interested in giving life to what is no longer needed and to make visible was does not exist”, stated himself.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

“Here, there and everywhere”

Curated by Christopher Marinos
Duration: 07/11 – 07/12  2019

 

Works Exhibited

 

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Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Collage, 1991
180 x 100 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
plastics, wood, 1981
140 x 100 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
plastics, wood 1981
52 x 53 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych A’, 1963
oil on wood
80 x 75 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm 
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych A’, 1963
oil on wood, open
80 x 150 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm 
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
paint, wood, 1985
80 x 150 x 15 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
125cm (diameter)
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych Β’, 1963
oil on wood,
closed:80 x 75 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
75cm (diameter)
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych Β’, 1963
oil on wood
open: 80 x 150 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Game”
1974-75
iron, variable dimensions
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1995
160 x 80 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on sheet metal, 1993
120.5 x 52 x 36 cm 
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on wood, 1995
135 x 65 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1997
65 x 60 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1984
80 x 60 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, 1994
36.5 x 28.5 x 6 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
90cm (diameter)
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Burnt plastic, 1994
25 x 55 x 38 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron, 1992
120cm (diameter)
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
paint, wood, 1990
200 x 30 x 20 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1994
120 x 30 x 45 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
36 x 16 x 16 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
20 x 35 x 25 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
42 x 16 cm
Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron, 1973
260 x 50 x 50 cm

“Here, there and everywhere”

Curated by Christopher Marinos
Duration: 07/11 – 07/12  2019



WORKS EXHIBITED

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Collage, 1991
180 x 100 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
plastics, wood, 1981
140 x 100 cm

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
plastics, wood 1981
52 x 53 cm

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych A’, 1963
oil on wood
80 x 75 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm 

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych A’, 1963
oil on wood, open
80 x 150 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on sheet metal, 1984
95 x 95 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
paint, wood, 1985
80 x 150 x 15 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
125cm (diameter)

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych Β’, 1963
oil on wood,
closed:80 x 75 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
75cm (diameter)

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
triptych Β’, 1963
oil on wood
open: 80 x 150 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Game”
iron, 1974-75
variable dimensions

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1995
160 x 80 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on sheet metal, 1993
120.5 x 52 x 36 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Mixed media on wood, 1995
135 x 65 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1997
65 x 60 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
mixed media on wood, 1984
80 x 60 cm

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, 1994
36.5 x 28.5 x 6 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1989
90cm (diameter)

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
Burnt plastic, 1994
25 x 55 x 38 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron, 1992
120cm (diameter)

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
paint, wood, 1990
200 x 30 x 20 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
wood, iron, 1994
120 x 30 x 45 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
36 x 16 x 16 cm

 

 

 

Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
20 x 35 x 25 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron
42 x 16 cm

 

 

 


Vassilis Skylakos
(1930-2000)
“Untitled”
iron, 1973
260 x 50 x 50 cm