Tasos Chonias Explained

Tasos Chonias
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Occupation:Painter
Native Name:Τάσος Χώνιας
Nationality:Greek
Website:https://www.facebook.com/chonias/
Signature:Chonias-signature-transparent.png

Tasos Chonias (born 1974) is a Greek painter whose artwork today resides in many major private collections, institutions and galleries around the world.[1]

Biography

Tasos started painting at a very young age; at the age of 16 he did wall paintings at commercial and non-commercial spaces and later turned to scenography, movie-poster design and conservation of old wall paintings.[2] Since 2005, he has been focusing exclusively on oil paintings with themes evolving from a series of interiors to landscapes and his most recent series of cars painted against urban backgrounds.

His Interiors work is inspired by the lives of people who lived inside neoclassical buildings like the one that hosts his atelier in Kipseli. Because of his particular depiction of sun light entering the spaces, his collection of Interiors paintings is often described by art critics as presenting "the illusion of space that belongs to a different, third dimension".[3]

He made his first solo exhibition at the gallery "Agathi" in 2006 and has taken part in many group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.

Today, his paintings are being auctioned at large auction houses across Europe such as the Bonhams of London.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

He is collaborating with renowned galleries across Europe. A non-exhaustive list of galleries includes:

The price range of this paintings in past auctions has been from $5,000 to $25,000.[12] [13]

Honors, awards and distinctions

Tasos has received significant awards and prizes over the years.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In 2011, he received the second place award among 5,777 contestants in a competition organized by the Saatchi Gallery of London.[19]

He had participated two more times before his 2011 award in Saatchi Gallery competitions where he held the 10th and 8th position respectively.

Paintings

His paintings are oil on canvas with typical dimensions 140 x 160 cm (55 x 63 inches) or 130 x 150 cm (51 x 59 inches).

A select set of paintings from his Interiors, Landscapes & Cars collections includes:[20] [21] [22] A number of online websites and art blogs have featured his work in the past.[23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

References

  1. Web site: Χώνιας Τάσος. www.agathi.gr. 2016-02-19.
  2. Web site: Tasos Chonias – Official website of painter Tasos Chonias. www.tasoschonias.com. 2016-02-24.
  3. Web site: Βιογραφικά Καλλιτεχνών. www.zygosgallerie.gr. 2016-02-21.
  4. Web site: Tasos Chonias – Bonhams.
  5. Web site: Finearts Kapopoulos – Artists. www.kapopoulosart.gr. 2016-02-19.
  6. Web site: View recent auction price results for Tassos Chonias or subscribe for 15+ years of results Invaluable. www.invaluable.com. 2016-02-19.
  7. Web site: Prices and estimates of works Tassos Chonias. www.arcadja.com. 2016-02-19.
  8. Web site: Tasos HONIAS auction - Art auctions results - Price, and art market information by artprice.com. www.artprice.com. 2016-02-19. en.
  9. Web site: Tassos Chonias – Auction results – Artist auction records. www.askart.com. 2016-02-19.
  10. Web site: Tasos Chonias – Saatchi London.
  11. Web site: Cyprus – Tasos Chonias Group Exhibitions 2012.
  12. Web site: Tassos Chonias-Artwork Prices and Auction Results Blouin Art Sales Index. artsalesindex.artinfo.com. 2016-04-12.
  13. Web site: Bonhams : Tassos Chonias (Greek, born 1977) Interior of an atelier 150 x 120 cm. www.bonhams.com. 2016-04-12.
  14. Web site: Δεύτερος σε παγκόσμιο διαγωνισμό EmprosNet.gr. www.emprosnet.gr. 2016-02-18.
  15. Web site: Μεγάλη διάκριση στον ζωγράφο Τάσο Χώνια στο Λονδίνο! – Art Magazine. www.artmag.gr. 2016-02-19. Δ.Τύπου.
  16. Web site: ΤΑΣΟΣ ΧΩΝΙΑΣ – "Μάνα" ηρώων και πρωτοπόρων η Ελλάδα. www.ellines.com. 2016-02-19.
  17. Web site: N i k i f o r o s: Παγκόσμια διάκριση στον Έλληνα καλλιτέχνη Τάσο Χώνια. N i k i f o r o s. 2016-02-19. Nikiforos.
  18. Web site: Βασίλης Σταύρου: Παγκόσμια διάκριση στον Έλληνα καλλιτέχνη Τάσο Χώνια. Βασίλης Σταύρου. 2016-02-19. Βασίλης. Σταύρου.
  19. Web site: Paintings by Tasos Chonias. Design You Trust. Design, Culture & Society.. 2016-02-20. en-US.
  20. Web site: Tasos Chonias Facebook Fan Page.
  21. Web site: Tasos Chonias. 2016-02-19.
  22. Web site: Tasos Chonias. Pinterest. 2016-02-19.
  23. Web site: Paintings by Tasos Chonias – My Design Stories. My Design Stories. 2016-02-18. en-US.
  24. Web site: Artodyssey: Tasos Chonias. artodyssey1.blogspot.com. 2016-02-18.
  25. Web site: Interior by TassosChonias. www.artnet.com. 2016-02-18.
  26. Web site: Paintings by Tasos Chonias Faith is Torment Art and Design Blog. www.faithistorment.com. 2016-02-18.
  27. Web site: Tasos Chonias G. C. A.. 2016-02-19.

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