"Casino Cinema", 1997
By Yannis Papayannis (1962)
Acrylic on canvas, 170Χ150 cm.
Inv. No.: P-104

Born in Athens, Yannis Papayannis studied painting at the Bath Academy of Art (1982-1983) and the Byam Shaw School of Art (1983-1986) in London.  He had his first one-man exhibition in Athens (1990).  Other solo and group shows followed in Greece and abroad.  In his work the realist approach of the space leads to an expressionist and symbolic direction.  He lives and works in Athens.

P.D.Cangelaris, Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection, vol.2, Athens 1999