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Alexis Akrithakis<\/h2>\n

He was born in 1939, in Athens. Ever since childhood and adolescence, his unconventional personality begins to affect his life<\/strong>. Most schools expel him, labeling him a \u2018dangerous troublemaker\u2019. He frequents artistic circles of bohemian intellectuals, while, poet and philosopher, Giorgos Makris and writer, Kostas Tachtsis, become his major influences. 
\nIn 1958, he travels to Paris on a motorcycle<\/strong>, where he is associated with artists and lives the intense, disorderly life of the post-war existentialism era. He also becomes a close friend of painter Thanos Tsingos, and starts painting on a regular basis.<\/strong> He returns to Greece in 1960, he is exempted from military service and exhibits his early works in Thessaloniki<\/strong> (Veltsos<\/span> gallery, 1963). Shortly afterwards, his first major solo exhibition is presented at the Athens French Institute (1965)<\/strong>. He illustrates Nanos Valaoritis\u2019 innovative literary journal, Pali<\/span>, designs rock music album covers and stage sets for experimental performances. His black and white drawing technique, tsiki-tsiki<\/span>, dense, lacelike and labyrinthine, becomes a distinctive feature of his artwork, during the specific period.<\/strong> 
\n\"\"In 1968, he settles in Berlin, funded by a DAAD scholarship. From 1970 onwards, he collaborates with gallerist, Alexander Iolas, travels back and forth between Germany and Greece, while he is actively involved in the greek and international art scene, with great success.<\/strong> His provocative and even extreme, at times, lifestyle is integrated in his artistic identity. His artwork is continuously enriched with a multitude of narrative, poetic and symbolic motifs in lively spot colours (i.e. birds, boats, hearts, airplanes, arrows and his emblematic suitcase), as well as collages or mixed media and wooden constructions. Additionally, he creates illustrations and designs objects and theatre stage sets<\/strong>. <\/p>\n