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Life and Work

Nikos Aslanidis © Beck & Eggeling

In his oil paintings, Nikos Aslanidis works almost exclusively with the motif of the human figure. He transforms the classical genre of the portrait in all of its possible facets and formats. His situations are rarely clearly defined by a description of space or the suggestion of objects. Rather, the figures remain in a certain state of vagueness, giving the viewer a feeling of unease.

Born in 1980 in Giannitsa, Greece, the artist follows an intuitive process in the production of his work. His portraits show figures composed of fragments of images and memories. Characterizations, actions, and attributes are constantly rethought, discarded and revised. One can recognize this process within the images themselves. The figures appear in an ambiguous state. Time, movement, and space flow into each other. Whether this is a state of dissolution or becoming remains unclear. And this is precisely the secret Aslanidis’ paintings use to captivate their viewers.
Nikos Aslanidis studied from 1999 to 2004 at the Institute of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, and was a guest lecturer at the same from 2010 to 2011. He lives and works in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Biography

1980 born in Giannitsa, GR
1999 – 2004 Studies at the Institute of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR
2010/11 Guest Lecturer at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR
2013 – 2015
lives and works in Thessaloniki, GR

Prizes and Awards

2004 2. Preis im Boutari Wettbewerb, GR
2003 Fresco and Salty Residence, Amfilochia, GR
2002 Preisträger von »Art is Up« der DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, GR

Works (Selection)

Nikos Aslanidis, The Branches, 2022-23
Nikos Aslanidis, The Branches, 2022-23
Nikos Aslanidis, Untitled, 2022-23
Nikos Aslanidis, Untitled, 2022-23
Nikos Aslanidis, Under the Sun, 2021-22
Nikos Aslanidis, Under the Sun, 2021-22
Nikos Aslanidis, The Pace, 2020-22
Nikos Aslanidis, The Pace, 2020-22
Nikos Aslanidis, The Burden, 2020-22
Nikos Aslanidis, The Double, 2019-23
Nikos Aslanidis, The Pace, 2019-22
Nikos Aslanidis, Double Portrait, 2019-22
Nikos Aslanidis, Double Portrait, 2019-2022
Nikos Aslanidis, The Cage, 2019-22
Nikos Aslanidis, Equilibrium, 2019
Nikos Aslanidis, The Ladder, 2018-21
Nikos Aslanidis, The Curtain, 2017-21
Nikos Aslanidis, The Artist, 2017-19
Nikos Aslanidis, Portrait, 2015-22
Nikos Aslanidis, Study of a figure and two levels, 2014-15
Nikos Aslanidis, Figure study, Figure study
Nikos Aslanidis, The Hunter, 2017-19
Nikos Aslanidis, From the Sea, 2017-18
Nikos Aslanidis, Vestire, 2017-19
Nikos Aslanidis, Portrait of a Man, 2017, © Beck & Eggeling
Nikos Aslanidis, Wheatfield, 2016 -18
Nikos Aslanidis, Bearing the Arm, 2016-17
Nikos Aslanidis, The Chair, 2016-17
Nikos Aslanidis, The Bite, 2016-17
Nikos Aslanidis, The Fingers, 2016-17
Nikos Aslanidis, The Gardener, 2014-2016
Nikos Aslanidis, Figure in Red, 2016
Nikos Aslanidis, Portrait 8, 2015-16, © Beck & Eggeling
Nikos Aslanidis, Reflection, 2014-15
Nikos Aslanidis, Figure and tree, 2014-15
Nikos Aslanidis, Figure and table, 2013-14
Nikos Aslanidis, o. T., 2013
Nikos Aslanidis, After the piano lesson, 2012-13
Nikos Aslanidis, Two figures (Up and Down), 2012
Nikos Aslanidis, Two figures with an armchair, 2011

Solo exhibitions (selection)

2023 Nikos Aslanidis.Essential Burden, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, DE
2020 Corpora, Emsdettener Kunstverein, Emsdetten, DE
2018 Art Taipeh, AKI Gallery, Taipeh, TW
2017 Second Appearances, Donopoulos IFA Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
2016 The Alchemist, Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Dusseldorf, DE
Deep Breath, Aki Gallery, Taipei, TW
Nikos Aslanidis mit Gehard Demetz, Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art – COFA Contemporary, Cologne, DE
Painting, AKI Gallery, Taipei, TW
2014 Painting, Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Dusseldorf, DE
2013 Nikos Aslanidis, Kunstverein Schwetzingen, Schwetzingen, DE
Recent Works, Donopoulos International Fine Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
2009 Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, Donopoulos International Fine Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR

Group exhibitions (selection)

2022 In the Blink of an Eye, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, DE
Parade, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, DE
2017 Re:Imagining Europe, BOX Freiraum, Berlin, DE
2015 Ein Baum ist ein Baum ist ein Baum..., Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Dusseldorf, DE
2014 Painting Today, Vogiatzoglou Museum, Athens, GR
2013 Figuration, Donopoulos International Fine Art, Thessaloniki, GR
2012 Ein Augenblick. Vier junge griechische Künstler, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, DE
2011 aNiMaL, Donopoulos International Fine Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
Works on paper, Donopoulos International Fine Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
2010 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Elika Gallery, Athens, GR
2008 ArtMart 2, Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, AT
The Aris Stoidis Collection, Artforum Vilka Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
2007 Co-existence, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
Artmart, Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, AT
2006 Action field. Kodra festival of visual arts 2006, ehemalige Militärkaserne KODRA, Thessaloniki, GR
2005 Graduates exhibition, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR
Action field. Kodra festival of visual arts 2005, ehemalige Militärkaserne KODRA, Thessaloniki, GR
2004 3rd Young Artists' Biennale, Heraklion, Kreta, GR
Action field. Kodra festival of visual arts 2004, ehemalige Militärkaserne KODRA, Thessaloniki, GR
Young Artists explore the cinema, Museum of Cinematography, Thessaloniki, GR
2003 Fresco and Salty, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR

EXHIBITIONS AT BECK & EGGELING (SELECTION)

Nikos Aslanidis ›Essential Burden‹

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Nikos Aslanidis ›Essential Burden‹

Dusseldorf / 22 April – 13 June 2023

Nikos Aslanidis. Painting

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Nikos Aslanidis. Painting

Dusseldorf / 26 June – 2 August 2014

Publications

Nikos Aslanidis. Painting

Nikos Aslanidis. Painting

  • Artist: Nikos Aslanidis
    Editor: Ute Eggeling, Michael Beck
    Text: Apostolos Palavrakis
    Design: Antonia Eggeling
  • English, German
    25 x 23 cm
    52 pages, 22 illustrations
  • Beck & Eggeling Kunstverlag, 2014
    ISBN 978-3-93091991-8
  • 18 €
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  • Artists: Aljoscha, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Nikos Aslanidis, Georg Baselitz, Susanne Kühn, Herbert Beck, Stefania Beretta, Tony Bevan, Nicole Bianchet, Karl Bohrmann, Alkis Boutlis, Joachim Brohm, Heribert C. Ottersbach, Jonas Burgert, Marc Chagall, Sonia Mehra Chawla, Joachim Elzmann, Mitch Epstein, Max Ernst, Elger Esser, Ori Gersht, Wolf Hamm, Andrea C. Hoffer, Katie Holten, Leiko Ikemura, Hugó Johann, Akane Kimbara, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Karin Kneffel, Oskar Kokoschka, Victor Kraus, Desmond Lazaro, Robert Longo, Sophia Loth, Britta Lumer, Heinz Mack, August Macke, René Magritte, Hedwig Marquardt, Richard Mosse, Hartmut Neumann, Apostolos Palavrakis, Sigmar Polke, Christian Rohlfs, Robert Schad, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Valentina Seidel, Emma Stibbon, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Geoff Uglow, Manolo Valdés, Christian Weihrauch, Stefan à Wengen, René Wirths, Thomas Wrede, Kailiang Yang
    Editor: Ute Eggeling, Michael Beck
    Text: Ute Eggeling, Herwig Guratzsch, Kirsten Nordahl
    Design: Beck & Eggeling (Antonia Eggeling, Martina Löhle)
  • German, English
    Softcover, 28 x 22 cm
    88 pages, 128 illustrations
  • Beck & Eggeling Kunstverlag, 2015
    ISBN 978-3-94606300-1
  • 30 €
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