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Christos Mavrodis (1995) makes installations, paints, and films, but drawing is at the core of his practice. It allows him to visualize his ideas, thoughts, and dreams as if he were in direct contact with his subconscious. He usually makes small ink drawings, put to paper spontaneously and at high speed. He subsequently arranges these into narratives that become part of an installation or form the basis for a comic book. At Prospects, however, Mavrodis is showing two bigger drawings, including one giant charcoal drawing on panel titled In an Endless Reflection (2024). This work is a dreamscape filled with organic shapes. Due to the repetitive vertical stripes – inspired by a similar pattern in an old illustration from Alice in Wonderland – and because of the lack of a clear vanishing point, the work has an almost hallucinatory effect. Contrary to the fast, small sketches, large works like these require the artist to put in a lot more thought. Setting up the central part without a preconceived plan, he moves on from there, each time elaborating on the previous section. The end result is therefore also a surprise to himself
Mavrodis is driven by a fascination for the human condition and our quest for meaning in an uncertain world. He finds inspiration in fairytales, surrealist art, and existential literature. Mavrodis: ‘Through my work, I hope to inspire a sense of reflection and introspection, encouraging viewers to engage with the fundamental questions of existence and the mysteries of the human experience.’
Text: Esther Darley
Translated from Dutch by Marie Louise Schoondergang (The Art of Translation)