"Rosas", 1986
By Michalis Makroulakis (1940-2023)
Egg emulsion on canvas, 60Χ45 cm.
Inv. No.: P-34

Born at Hermoupolis on the Island of Syros, Michalis Makroulakis settled in Athens (1957) where he studied at the Athenian Technological Institute (1958-1964) stage scenery and costume design with Spiros Vassiliou, Tassos, Costas Plakotaris, Antonis Polykandriotis a.o., painting with Yannis Tsarouchis and design with Thanassis Apartis.  From 1963 to 1966 he worked as stage scenery designer in several theatres in Athens.  In 1971 he settled in Teheran (Iran), where he stayed until 1978.  He had his first one-man exhibition in Athens (1969).  Other solo and group shows followed in Greece and abroad.  His work belongs to the area of hyperrealism.  Michalis Makroulakis passed away in Athens (2023).

P.D.Cangelaris, Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection, vol.1, Athens 1991