Maria
Loizidou
Born
in Limassol, Cyprus in 1958 and studies at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon.
Lived in Paris between 1981-87 and 1997-2000. Becomes acquainted with the
psychoanalytical school of Paris and attends philosophical seminars by
Gille Deleuze at Vincennes University and Michel Foucault at the Academie
Française. In 1987 she sets up her studio in Nicosia and travels
around Europe and the USA, participating in exhibitions and seminars. Represented
Cyprus in the Biennale of Venice in 1986. Lives and works in Nicosia.
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1.
The
Horse,
1989
24
sheets, drawings,
handmade 180gr. crepe paper, single copy, published by Maria Loizidou,
42x32cm |
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2.
The Interpreter, his Anger and the Nine Maidens,
(77/100), 1992
12
sheets, handmade on 190gr. Waterford paper, colour printed at the silkscreen
workshop of Petros Kotziapassis with subsidy from the Youth Secretariat,
Nicosia 1992. Each 40x30cm copy is numbered and signed. |
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3. Lettres
à l’artiste ou angoisse sans nom,
1996
43
sheets, mixed media, 22 sheets with selected texts in (Greek & English)
from Vincent Van Gogh’s Letters to Theo and 21 drawings. Single
copy, published by Maria Loizidou, Nicosia 1996. |
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Despina
Meimaroglou
Born
in Alexandria in 1944. She has worked under scholarships in many engraving
and new technology studios in USA and London and has lectured on related
subjects. From the early 1990s to date she has published ten artist’s books
in limited editions, distributed by DIA Foundation for the Arts, New York,
and Pyramid Atlantic Press in Washington, D.C. Her book East of Eden
was published by FUTURA in September, 2000. She lives in Athens most of
the time.
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1.
The
Mirror is always there,
1992
a
selection of poems by Alba Ambert interpreted by Despina Meimaroglou. Printed
in Athens in 1992 in an edition of 99 copies numbered and signed by the
authors. The silkscreen images were printed by master printer Nicos Doucas
on Velin B.F.K. Rives Blanc 300gr. 100% cotton, acid free and buffered
paper. Hand bound by Andreas Ganiaris, 20x28,5cm. |
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2.
déjà
vu
(121/200, Greek edition), 1993.
with
texts from news reports on violence. Greek edition 200. English edition
150, Litho- and photo-offset, printed on Fabriano 160gr. 40% neutral pH,
by Alekos Papadopoulos in Athens. Represented by Printed Matter Bookstore,
DIA Foundation for the Arts, New York and Pyramid Atlantic Press, Washington
DC. 21,5x29,5cm. |
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3.
DEADLY
WEAPON
(48/75), 1993
four
colour process plus screenprint on Rosaspina Fabriano 40% cotton, neutral
pH. Printed in Athens in 1993 by Alekos Papadopoulos. Screenprints by Nikos
Doukas. A limited signed and numbered edition of 75 copies plus 10 A.P.
Hand bound, 21,5x29cm. |
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4.
Women,
1997
Photo-offset.
Edition 1000. Represented by Printed Matter Bookstore, DIA Foundation for
the Arts, New York, 21.5x15cm. |
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5.
A
Pack of Lies,
A.P. IV, 1997
a
print portfolio, produced at Pyramid Atlantic during a residency in November
1997. Helen Frederick, Bridget Lambert and Oscar Gonzalez-Ceran proofed
the image. Bridget Lambert printed the silkscreen edition with assistance
from Trish Tillman with water-based inks on Arches 88 paper and Pergamentata.
The lithographs were editioned by Oscar Gonzalez-Ceran on Arches Buff and
Arches 88. The images were manipulated by the artist in Photoshop on a
power Macintosh 6500/250. The image for the self-portrait was captured
by a Sony Mavica Digital Still Camera by the artist who furthered manipulated
them in Photoshop. The custom-made paper folio was editioned by Shannon
Brock with assistance from Ann Roecklein.
An
edition of twelve copies with five artist’s proofs, three printer’s proofs,
two trial proofs and one archive copy were produced. Portfolio: 54x41cm.,
lithographs: 54x40cm. |
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6.
Portrait I,
1997
Colour
lithograph, printed on a dimensional custom-made paper, 54x40cm. The paper
sculpture Portrait I is part of the A Pack of Lies series. |
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7.5
DEE(D)S + 1 OWE
(12/15), 1999
produced
by the artist during a residency at Pyramid Atlantic, Maryland US, in October
1999 in an edition of fifteen plus three AP. The images derived from a
charade TV Beauty Contest Show (on Greek television) shot from the screen
with a Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD81, news clippings and a printer’s test
sheet. They were manipulated by the artist in Photoshop 5.0. The texts
are manipulated definitions scanned from the Oxford English Dictionary
and Collins English Dictionary. The edition was printed at American Art
Associates, Maryland, on a Ricoh NC 5006 Digital Full Color copier on Productolith
100lb. Gloss. 12,5x18cm. |
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8. Till Heaven
and Earth pass (Matthäus,
Chapter. 5.18), 2001
Digital
photos taken on 3 August 1998, printed on a digital Offset Indigo E-Print
Pro, „Alphabet Prepress”, Athens 2001. 15 copies plus 4 A.P. signed and
numbered, 26,5x19 cm. |
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