Bleepsgr Explained

Bleepsgr
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Field:Street art, artivism, Social commentary

Bleepsgr (or Bleeps) is the pseudonym used by V.(M.) Kakouris, who is a Greek artist. He creates political street art, paintings and installations;[1] he is associated with the artivism movement.[2] Much of his street art is in Athens, but his paintings are also to be found in other parts of Greece, and more widely in Europe.[3]

History

Bleeps was born in Peristeri district, which is located in the West Bank of Athens circa 1980[3] and he grew up in a low - mid class environment.

Bleeps started creating street art while he was in Bristol, UK, between 2003 and 2005,[4] where he became familiar with the local underground scene.[5]

Style and themes

Most of Bleeps' street art projects derive elements from conceptual art, folk art and various past art movements, while the protagonists depicted are associated with Bleeps' interpretation of social life.[6]

His stated goal is to examine systemic figures such as religion, politics, monetary system and consumerism.[7] [8]

Financial crisis

Since the beginning of the Greek financial crisis in 2008, Bleeps has been creating a series of works related to the crisis' impact on ordinary people[9] and the lower middle class, globally and in his country, in the form of critical discourse.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Bibliography

Selected Media Publications

Notes and References

  1. Helena Celdrán (7 July 2011), "Aquiles también sale a protestar a las calles de Grecia", 20minutos.es.
  2. News: Greece Germany relations. The Reuters. Ferris-Rotman. Amie. 26 October 2011. 26 October 2011. 25 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325155453/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-greece-germany-relations-idUSTRE79P3LN20111026. live.
  3. News: In Athens art blossoms amid debt crisis. The New York Times. Donadio. Rachel. 14 October 2011. 14 October 2011.
  4. News: The street artist responding to Greece's social turmoil. huckmagazine. Ross . Alex Robert. 8 July 2015.
  5. News: Greece bailout: How the crisis fuels the arts in Athens. BBC News. Lowen. Mark. 2 December 2012. 2 December 2012.
  6. Web site: Griechenlands Krise als Graffiti Kunst. ZDF. Jessen. Corinna. 12 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307003726/http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1507266/Griechenlands-Krise-als-Graffiti-Kunst#/beitrag/video/1507266/Griechenlands-Krise-als-Graffiti-Kunst. 7 March 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: Kunst kommt von Kummer. Financial Times Deutschland. Bontrup. Hiltrud. 22 November 2011. https://archive.today/20130211040137/http://www.ftd.de/panorama/vermischtes/outofoffice/:out-of-office-kunst-kommt-von-kummer/60132276.html. 11 February 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: Défense d'afficher. France TV (An interactive documentary written by Sidonie Garnier, François Le Gall and Jeanne Thibord). 19 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401230356/http://www.francetv.fr/defense-d-afficher/en/#/bleeps. 1 April 2012. dead.
  9. News: Greeks vent election despair through graffiti. Reuters. Tagaris. Karolina. Osborn. Andrew. 15 June 2012. 15 June 2012.
  10. Web site: Report-Spezial. ORF TV THEK. Hafner. Patrick. 18 June 2012.
  11. Web site: HOPE WANTED . Stampoulidis . Georgios . 1 January 2016 . 66–73.
  12. News: Greece in Crisis . The Guardian. Smith. Sean. 3 August 2011. London. 3 August 2011.
  13. Web site: Voters To Decide Outcome of Current Greek Drama. NPR radio. Poggioli. Sylvia. 17 June 2012.

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