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Yannis Tsarouchis (Greek: Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; 13 January 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a gay[1] Greek modernist painter and set designer who achieved international fame, and was "known in particular for his homoerotic subjects," including soldiers, sailors, and nude males.[2]

Yannis Tsarouchis
Tsarouchis in a picture by Dimitri Papadimos
Born	13 January 1910 Piraeus, Kingdom of Greece
Died	20 July 1989 (aged 79) Athens, Greece
Occupation	painter
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Biography

Early life

Born in Piraeus, he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1929–1935). He was also a student of Photios Kontoglou, who introduced him to Byzantine iconography, while he also studied popular architecture and dressing customs. Together with Dimitris Pikionis, Kontoglou and Angeliki Hatzimichali he led the movement for the introduction of Greek tradition in painting.

From 1935 to 1936 he visited Istanbul, Paris and Italy. He came in contact with the Renaissance art and Impressionism. He discovered the works of Theophilos Hatzimihail and met influential artists such as Henri Matisse and Alberto Giacometti.

Work

He returned to Greece in 1936 and two years later he produced his first personal exhibition in Athens. He later fought in the Greco-Italian War in 1940. In 1949, he and other artists, including Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Yannis Moralis, Nikos Nikolaou, Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis, established the "Armos" art group. In 1951 he had exhibitions in Paris and London. In 1958 he participated in the Venice Biennale. In 1967 he moved to Paris.

Tsarouchis "filled his canvases with homoerotic images of vulnerable men and (to a much lesser extent) strong women."[3]

Sylvester & Orphanos published Yannis Tsarouchis: The Face of Modem Greece.[4]

Institutions

In 1982 the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum in Maroussi, Athens, was inaugurated. The Museum is actually hosted in the house of the artist.

He died in Athens in 1989.

Notes

References

• Adaptation of the Greek Wikipedia article.

External links

• Tsarouchis Paintings
• Tsarouchis Foundation
• Biography and selected Works (Greek only)
• Interview (Greek only)
• Documentary video and Interview
• Documerntary video with the artist

На других языках

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[de] Giannis Tsarouchis

Giannis Tsarouchis (griechisch Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; * 13. Januar 1910 in Piräus; † 20. Juli 1989 in Athen) war ein griechischer Maler und Bühnenbildner.

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- [en] Yannis Tsarouchis

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[es] Yannis Tsarouchis

Yannis Tsarouchis (en griego: Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; El Pireo, 13 de enero de 1910 - Atenas, 1989) fue un pintor griego.

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[fr] Yannis Tsarouchis

Yannis Tsarouchis (en grec moderne : Γιάννης Τσαρούχης) (Le Pirée, 13 janvier 1910 - Athènes, 20 juillet 1989) est un peintre grec.

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[it] Giannīs Tsarouchīs

Giannīs Tsarouchīs (in greco: Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; Il Pireo, 13 gennaio 1910 – Atene, 20 luglio 1989) è stato un pittore, costumista e scenografo greco.

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[ru] Царухис, Яннис

Яннис Царухис (греч. Γιάννης Τσαρούχης, 13 января 1910 Пирей — 20 июля 1989, Афины) — греческий художник и сценограф [1].

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