Nikos Nikolaou

Nikos Nokolaou
Born	1909 Hydra, Greece
Died	1986 Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Field	Sculpture
Training	Athens School of Fine Arts
Influenced by	Konstantinos Parthenis & Umbertos Argyros

Nikos Nikolaou (Greek: Νίκος Νικολάου) (1909–1986) was a major figure in Greek art during the 20th century.

In 1929 Nikolaou is admitted into the Athens School of Fine Arts where he studied under Konstantinos Parthenis and Umbertos Argyros.

In 1932, he has his first exhibition when he participates in the group exhibition of the Athens School of Fine Arts students and in 1935 he becomes a member of the group "Free Artists" (Ελεύθεροι Καλλιτέχναι) and participates in the Parnassos exhibition. That same year, Nikolaou comes to the defense of a new artist, Constantine Andreou, whose artwork was so lifelike he was accused of cheating.^[1] This was the start of a lifelong friendship between the two.

In 1937, Nikolaou follows Yiannis Moralis to Italy and in 1939 he receives a scholarship to study in Paris.

In 1949 he formed, with other artists including Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Yannis Tsarouchis, Yiannis Moralis, Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis, the "Armos" art group. This group had its first exhibition in 1950 in Athens' Zappeion.

In 1960 he moves to Aegina and his house becomes a meeting place for artists and other luminaries. A few years later, he manages to convince his long time friend and colleague Andreou to buy a house on the island.^[2]

References

• "Νίκος Νικολάου: Υδρα" (in Greek). http://www.in.gr/ath/gallery/article116.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-15. 

Notes

1. ^ Μ. Καλλιγάς (June 19, 1942). "Πανελλήνια έκθεση γλυπτικής-ζωγραφικής" (in Greek). Ελεύθερο Βήμα (Athens). 
2. ^ Διαμαντένια Ριμπά (2007-03-18). "Κώστας Ανδρέου-ο Έλληνας γλύπτης- ζωγράφος που δοξάζει το όνομα της Ελλάδας" (in Greek) (PDF). ANA-MPA. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070318011633/http://omogeneia.ana-mpa.gr/pdf/zografos.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-12. "και συνεργάζεται με τον αδελφικό φύλο[sic] ζωγράφο Νίκο Νικολάου" 

See also

• Art in modern Greece
• Contemporary Greek art

Persondata
Name	Nikolaou, Nikos
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1909
Place of birth	Hydra, Greece
Date of death	1986
Place of death	Athens, Greece

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