I love Adamakos' neo-expressionist paintings.
He was born in Pyrgos in 1952. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He died in 2021.
Throughout his artistic career, he investigated the inherent possibilities of abstraction and the contemplative qualities of colour. He noted: 'I seek to capture the distance between the concrete and the abstract, between the explosion and the lull; I strive to incorporate randomness into an organised pictorial surface. The horizon, the serenity conveyed by the horizontal line, and the restlessness, the uplist induced by the vertical line, create the grid on whih I build my painting'.
His paintings emanate serenity and calm. There is nothing calm in the creation of them however, which, until he achieved them he was confronted with 'incredible conflict. It is the conflict between mind and emotion, that is, between conscious and unconscious - that which often comes out and you cannot control'. As with the serene landscapes that appear before you after a cleansing storm, these works hide within an explosion, a glow, a dark heat.
As to the issue of abstract art being inaccessible to the general public, Adamakos' feelings were clear on this: 'I don't believe that painting must explain things', he noted.
Five paintings titled Insight A - E, oil on canvas.
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