Giannis Moralis (1916–2009)

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Giannis Moralis (1916–2009) – Greek ceramic sculpture by Giannis Moralis and his niece Christina Moralis (53/200), in 1987. Dimensions: 19.0 X 18.0 X 4.5 cm.

Biography:

Giannis Moralis (1916–2009). Born in Arta, Greece, in 1916, Moralis moved to Athens with his parents in 1927. From the age of 15 he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Umbertos Argyros and Konstantinos Parthenis.

In 1936 he received a grant from this school to study for a year in Rome. After this, he went to Paris to study fresco and mural work at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also studied mosaic at the École des Arts et Métiers.

When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Moralis returned to Greece. The first exhibition of one of his works was in 1940; numerous other exhibitions followed both nationally and internationally.

From 1947 Moralis taught at the Athens School of Fine Arts until his retirement in 1983. In 1949 he formed, with other artists including Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Yannis Tsarouchis, Nikos Nikolaou, Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis, the “Armos” art group. This group had its first exhibition in 1950 in Athens’ Zappeion.

Moralis died on December 20, 2009 in Athens.

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Description

Christina Morali, the award-winning artist who gave another breath to Greek ceramic art, was born in Athens and studied interior design at the “Athenian Technological Institute” (Doxiadis School) with their teachers Dim. and Char. Mytara, G. Georgiadis etc ..

Christina Morali studied Ceramics in England at the “Hammersmith College of Art” in London. During her studies, her work was selected and placed on the exterior wall of a large building in the City of London.

Christina Morali has made countless solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions, in Greece and abroad. Her emblematic design objects, Papadopoulou’s timber cookies, aspirin, drachma, her award-winning cow in the cow parade, are just some of the works that were loved so much.

Christina Morali is constantly experimenting with new materials and techniques and her work is an inspiration for young artists.

Giannis Moralis (1916–2009) and Christina Morali – Greek ceramic sculpture – A very beautiful and collectible sculpture.

Code: C618

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