Artworks

Konstantinos Koronaios

Descriptive information

Type of artwork: Painting
Material(s) & Technique(s): Mixed media, composite board
Dimensions: 750cm X 197cm
Year: 2021
Location: Győr, Hungary

Technical information

Digitisation of artwork: Panagiotis Diapoulis
Equipment used: Cameras: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 6D | Camera Type: DSLR | Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Image processing software: Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Windows)

License

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How to cite this image

“A.Night.In.Győr.819”. 2021. Artist: Konstantinos Koronaios. Source: ECHO II website. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About this artwork

This work is a large-scale (750×197 cm) mixed media painting on a wooden board reinterpreting the distillery and its environment by juxtaposing images, memories, and associations. The human eye is more used to the sight of mobile devices these days, that’s why Konstantinos chose the vertical composition over the horizontal one. This work is perhaps the most emphasised about Győr and its industrial history, capturing the silhouette of city chimneys and the theatre. Also featured here is an oversized iconic factory worker, a former emblematic owner of the factory, Ágoston Léderer, and a remake of Gustav Klimt’s painting The Kiss, since Ágoston, being a collector, had several paintings from the famous Austrian painter. There are also pigeons, 1 + 4 goldfish (the last four are a gift from the Greek artist so that the one from Győr won’t feel lonely) and much more.

Konstantinos often worked overnight, but methodically and with disciplined concentration on the painting inside the artist’s space. The figures in the lower part of the painting look in the other direction as opposed to the figures in the upper part. At the bottom of the composition, a train passes by, a motif chosen by the creator because he considers it inseparable from the economic and industrial development of Győr – and indeed, the material and cultural prosperity of the city is largely due to this means of transport.

He also considers it important to note that while some colors may not be appropriate for the eye less susceptible to new visual experiences, they make sense along with other colours appearing in their environment; just like factory workers, they work together, and their cooperation leads to better results.

Adrienn Mária Kiss, exhibition curator