KOSTAS DIKEFALOS

BIOGRAPHY

He was born in Zakinthos (the Ionian island) in 1956. He studied in the Fine Arts School of Athens from 1976 to 1982, having as his teachers Giannis Pappas, Theodoros Papagianis and George Nicolaidis in sculpture and George Georgiou in pottery. He graduated "with honors" in 1982. His graduations work has been exhibited in the halls of Fine Arts School of Athens. From the first year as a student, he worked creatively alone or with other famous Greek sculptors and painters and his work has been exhibited in seven personal and many group exhibitions. Since 1992 is teaching as a specialist professor in Fine Arts School of Athens, in professor Theodoros Papagianis class. His sculptures are in the National Gallery, in the Goulandri Natural history museum in Kifissia, in the Ethnological museum of Athens, In the Modern Art museum of Goulandris in Andros, in the modern Art museum of Ion Bores, in the Pieridis Gallery and in many personal collections. He is living and working in Athens. PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 1983 Sculpture and sketches (School of Fine Arts - Athens) 1983 Sculpture and sketches (Communal building in Vouliagmeni) 1984 Sculpture (Gallery ANEMOL - Kifisia) 1987 Sculpture (Gallery ZYGOS - Athens) 1987 Sculpture in the open (Parnitha) 1988 Sculpture (Gallery TITANIUM - Athens) 1990 Sculpture (Gallery ANEMOS - Kifisia) 1994 Sculpture (Gallery EKFRASI - Glyfada) 1995 Sculpture ARTFORUM Gallery, (Thessaloniki) 1996 Sculpture (Gallery ORFEAS - Olympia). IMPORTANT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1981 Exhibition of the graduate students of the Fine Arts School (Frentch Institute Athens) 1983 Modern Greek Sculpture (Gallery "EPOHES" - Kifisia) 1st International Biennale for Young Artist in Polihronopoulos' Skironio Museum 5th open air exhibition of the Sculptors' Association in the Athens' School of Music 25th Panhellenic pottery exhibition in Maroussi 1984 Greek Sculptors' exhibition for the celebration of the 150 years of Athens being the capital of the Greek State "Great and Young" (Polihronopoulos' Skironia Museum) 6th open air exhibitions of the Sculptors Association (Athens School of Music) 1985 "Athens the cultural capital of Europe" 1st Biennale for Young Artists (Marseille, French) 5th International Biennale of Sculpture in Polihronopoulos' Skironio Museum 7th open air exhibition of the Sculptors' Association (Athens' School of Music) 1986 "Greek Art Exhibition" ("ZYGOS" Gallery, Washington, USA) 1987 "Seven Young Artists in Andros" (Museum of Modern Art in Andros) "Pan Hellenic Exhibition" (Building of the Organization of Port Authority in Piraeus) "Sculpture in the light of Attica" 1988 "Meetings - Remarks - Contrasts" Cultural Center of Municipality of Athens Seven Sculptors (Pedestrian Korai street - Athens) 1989 "Acts 1989" (Pedestrian Korai street - Athens) Sculpture and engraving exhibition in the "Solar Village" of Pefki Seven Sculptors" (Gallery EPOHES - Kifisia) 1990 "Forth Sculptors" (Gallery ASTROLAVOS - Piraeus) 1991 "A proposal for a modern collection" (Gallery Vicky Orakou - Athens) Greek sculptors and painters Exhibition (Ionian Center - Athens) 1992 "112 Sculptors from the E.E.C. Countries" ("EXPO '92" in Sevilla, Spain) "Seven Sculptors" (Gallery AENAON - Athens) "Seven Greek sculptors" (K Gallery - London Gr. Britain) 1993 «Art '93», The London Contemporary Art Fair (London) «Art Athinai '93», Modern Art meeting (Athens) "Group exhibition of sculpture" (Gallery EPOHES - Kifisia) "Greek Sculpture" (K Gallery - London, Gr. Britain) "Seven Esthetics tastes" (Gallery TITANIUM - Athens) 1994 "Eight Sculptors" (Gallery ASTROLAVOS - Piraeus) 1995 «Modern Painting and Sculpture» in Skiathos (Gallery ART FORUM) «Greek Sculptor» (Ouranoupolis Halkidiki) (Gallery ART FORUM) «Painting - Sculpture - Engraving» (ART GALLERY ZAKINTHOS) «Meeting at the Markelos tower» (Ersis's Gallery - Egina) SYMPOSIUMS 1986 1st Symposium of Sculpture in loannina 1988 1st Balkan Symposium of Sculpture in Volos 1990 2nd International Symposium of Sculpture in Fujimi, Japan 1992 1st International Symposium of Sculpture in Thasos 1996 1st International Outdoor Sculpture Contest (University Kitakyushu, Japan) 2nd Symposium of Sculpture in loannina DISTINCTIONS 1983 Honorary Exhibition of his dissertation in the rooms of the School of Fine Arts in Athens 1984 Greek Chamber of Arts' award in the Panhellenic Exhibition in the National Garden of Athens 1986 2nd award in the competition for the Memorial of People's Resistance in Amfissa 1987 2nd award in the competition for the Memorial of People's Resistance in Halkida 1988 2nd award in the competition for the Memorial of People's Resistance in Holargos 1996 1st International Prize of Sculpture Kitakyushu University in Japan for the 1st International Outdoor Sculpture Contest _______________________________________________________ ÂÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÊÏ ÓÇÌÅ I ÙÌÁ ÊÙÓÔÁÓ ÄÉÊÅÖÁËÏÓ ÃåííÞèçêå óôç ÆÜêõíèï ô o 1956. To 1963 åãêáèßóôáôáé óôçí ÁèÞíá. A ðü ôï 1972-74 ïñãáíþíåé êáé åêèÝôåé æùãñáöéêÞ êáé êáôáóêåõÝò. Áó÷ïëåßôáé ìå ôïí áèëçôéóìü êáé ôï 1972 åßíáé ìÝëïò ôçò ÅèíéêÞò ÅëëÜäïò ÅöÞâùí óôçí ðïäçëáóßá. Ôï 1976 åéóÜãåôáé óôçí ÁíùôÜôç  Ó÷ïëÞ Êáëþí Ôå÷íþí ôùí Áèçíþí, üðïõ õðÞñîå õðüôñïöïò êáé óðïõäÜæåé ãëõðôéêÞ ìå äáóêÜëïõò ôïõò ÃéÜííç ÐáððÜ, Èüäùñï ÐáðáãéÜííç êáé Ãéþñãï Íéêïëáßäç. ÓðïõäÜæåé åðßóçò óôá åñãáóôÞñéá åöçñìïóìÝíùí ôå÷íþí, ìÜñìáñï -ìÝôáëëï îýëï, êåñáìéêÞ-÷áëêïãëõðôéêÞ êáé ãõøïôå÷íéêÞ êáèþò êáé ÈåùñçôéêÝò êáé ÉóôïñéêÝò óðïõäÝò. Ôåëåéþíåé ôéò óðïõäÝò ôïõ ìå Üñéóôá ôï 1982 êáé ç äéðëùìáôéêÞ ôïõ åñãáóßá åêôßèåôáé ôéìçôéêÜ óôéò áßèïõóåò ôçò ÁÓÊÔ. Ôï 1980, öïéôçôÞò áêüìç, åêôåëåß ôéò ãëõðôéêÝò äéáêïóìÞóåéò ôùí äýï (2) áðü ôéò ôÝóóåñéò (4) õðïãåßùí äéáâÜóåùí ôçò Ëåùöüñïõ Óõããñïý. Ôï 1981 ìåëåôÜ ôçí áñ÷áßá ÅëëçíéêÞ ÔÝ÷íç ôáîéäåýïíôáò óå üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôçí Êýðñï êáé åíçìåñþíåôáé ãéá ôï óýã÷ñïíï êáëëéôå÷íéêü ãßãíåóèáé ôáîéäåýïíôáò óôçí Ãáëëßá êáé ôï ÂÝëãéï. Ôï 1984-86, óå óõíåñãáóßá ìå ôï äÜóêáëü ôïõ È. ÐáðáãéÜííç, åêôåëåß óå ìÜñìáñï ìåãÜëç ãëõðôéêÞ óýíèåóç óôçí êáôïéêßá ôïõ Ê. ÃÜêç, ôï ìíçìåßï ôïõ ÊÊÅÉ óôïí Ðåñéóóü, ôï ìíçìåßï Çñþùí Ðïëõôå÷íåßïõ óôá ÃéÜííåíá êáé ôï ìíçìåßï ÅèíéêÞò Áíôßóôáóçò óôï Âüëï. Ôáîéäåýåé ãéá åíçìÝñùóç (ðÜíù óôç óýã÷ñïíç ÔÝ÷íç) ôï 1985 óôï ÓéêÜãï  (Ç.Ð.Á.). Ôï 1986 óôçí Éôáëßá, Éóðáíßá, Ãáëëßá, Áããëßá êáé ôï 1989 óôç Ãåñìáíßá. Ôï1986 óõììåôÝ÷åé óôï Á' óõìðüóéï ãëõðôéêÞò ôùí Éùáííßíùí, ôï 1987 åêôåëåß ãëõðôü óôïí õðáßèñéï ÷þñï ôïõ ïñåéâáôéêïý Êá ôáöõãßïõ óôçí ÐÜñíçèá êáé ôï 1988 óõììåôÝ÷åé ùò åêðñüóùðïò ôçò ÅëëÜäáò (åêðñïóùðåýïíôáò ôçí ÅëëÜäá) óôï Â' Âáëêáíéêü óõ ìðüóéï ãëõðôéêÞò ðïõ Ýãéíå óôïí Âüëï. Ôï 1990 óõììåôÝ÷åé óôï Â’ äéåèíÝò óõìðüóéï ãëõðôéêÞò óôï Fujimi Muchi óôçí Éáðùíßá. Óôç äßìçíç ðáñáìïíÞ ôïõ óôçí Éáðùíßá, Ý÷åé ôçí åõêáéñßá íá åðéóêå­öôåß ôï Ôüêéï, ôç Ãéïêï÷Üìá êáèþò êáé Üëëåò óçìáíôéêÝò ðüëåéò ôçò. Ôï 1991 ôáîéäåýåé (êáé ðÜëé óôéò ðüëåéò ôçò Åõñþðçò Éôáëßá, Ãáëëßá, ÂÝëãéï, Ïëëáíäßá) êáé ôï 1993 óôçí Áããëßá. T ï 1992 åêðñïóùðåß ôçí ÅëëÜäá óôçí ðáãêüóìéá Ýêèåóç ðïõ ãßíåôáé óôç Óåâßëëç (Éóðáíßá) Å×ÑÏ '92 êáé óõììåôÝ÷åé óôï Á' äéåèíÝò óõìðüóéï ãëõðôéêÞò óôç ÈÜóï. Ôï 1996 ðáßñíåé ìÝñïò óôïí 1ï ÄéåèíÞ Äéáãùíéóìü ÃëõðôéêÞò, ðïõ ãßíåôáé óôçí ðüëç Fukuoka ( Kitakiushu ) óôçí Éáðùíßá üðïõ áðï­óðÜ ôï Á' âñáâåßï. ÌåôÝ÷åé åðßóçò óôï  ' óõìðüóéï ãëõðôéêÞò ôùí Éùáííßíùí. Ôï 1983 óõíåñãÜæåôáé ìå ôï Ìïõóåßï ÖõóéêÞò Éóôïñßáò ÃïõëáíäñÞ óôçí ÊçöéóéÜ êáé ôï 1985-1990 ìå ôï Åèíïëïãéêü Ìïõóåßï Áèçíþí. Áðü ôï 1992 Ýùò ôï 1998 äéäÜóêåé ãëõðôéêÞ óôçí ÁÓÊÔ Áèçíþí, óôï åñãáóôÞñéï ôïõ È. ÐáðáãéÜííç, ùò åéäéêüò åðéóôÞìùí. Äéáôçñåß äýï åñãáóôÞñéá ãëõðôéêÞò óôïý ÆùãñÜöïõ (ÁèÞíá) êáé óôï Ìáñêüðïõëï ÁôôéêÞò. '¸÷åé ôéìçèåß ìå ðïëëÜ âñáâåßá óôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôï åîùôåñéêü. ¸ñãá ôïõ âñßóêïíôáé óôçí óõëëïãÞ ãëõðôþí ôçò ÁÓÊÔ, óôçí ÅèíéêÞ ÐéíáêïèÞêç, óôï Y õðïõñãåßï Ðïëéôéóìïý êáé Åðéóôçìþí, óôï Õðïõñãåßï Åîùôåñéêþí, óôï Ìïõóåßï Óýã÷ñïíçò ÔÝ÷íçò ôïõ ºùíá ÂïññÝ, óôçí ÐéíáêïèÞêç Ðéåñßäç, óôï Ìïõóåßï ÌïíôÝñíáò ÔÝ÷íçò ÃïõëáíäñÞ, óôçí ¢íäñï, óôï Ðíåõìáôéêü ºäñõìá ôçò ÅèíéêÞò ÔñáðÝæçò, óôï Ôåëëüãëåéï Ìïõóåßï Èåóóáëïíßêçò, óôï Õðáßèñéï Ìïõóåßï ÌïíôÝñíáò ÔÝ÷íçò Fujimi óôçí Éáðùíßá, êáèþò êáé óå ðïëëÝò éäéùôéêÝò óõëëïãÝò óôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôï åîùôåñéêü.