I made money with art. I was a painter and I still am. And I’ve taken part in group exhibitions with Marina Abramović But I left it early. I started at 17 years old. I made my first show at Amfissa. ” But who wanted to see art in 1966 in Amfissa and Livadia? “No. No one came. And my dad was chasing after me. But I sold some paintings. In 1968 or 1969, Niarchos’s bought a painting of mine for his collection. In 1974 I joined the National Gallery. And today I keep selling. But I set my terms. I do not have time to waste, to make orders for wallpapers. You will buy Dimitris Yerou. I only make 15 paintings a year. I always made money with my art. In 1972 I was appointed artistic director at the ceramic plant in Neo Faliro. I then got 60,000 drachmas a month.
Dimitris Yeros at protothema.gr