Marina Karella
Painter
Exhibition film Marina Karella @Théo Adjani
Marina Karella draws her inspiration from the classical sources of our civilization. A Greek, she studied in Athens and then Paris in the 60s. Her mentor was Yannis Tsarouchis, the talented and respected Hellenic painter.
His great talent as a painter and watercolorist naturally led him to take an interest in volume. It was while painting a draped armchair that the desire to create it in three dimensions took hold. This seat, like the furniture she would later design, is dreamlike, sculptural and functional.
At the time, her obsession with the drape gave rise to a series of white paintings, landscapes and imaginary characters. Some time later, in her own words, Marina “lifts the sheet”: her new series will be a series of portraits, whose reality will always remain close to Beauty and Mystery. Pierre Passebon
Between classical Greek heritage and the contemporary art scene, Marina Karella has forged a unique path, leaving behind a deeply moving and timeless body of work.
His work has been exhibited in some of the world’s greatest cultural capitals, including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Brussels and Rome. Many of his works are included in major museum and private collections, confirming the timeless value of his artistic expression. In 2005, the Benaki Museum organized a retrospective of his work, in recognition of his contribution to contemporary art.
