Giorgos Vakalo

Greek visual artist1

George Vakalo (Greek: Γιώργος Βακαλό (Βακαλόπουλος); 1902 – 2 October 1991) was a 20th-century Greek visual artist, renowned for his contributions to scenography and painting.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Giorgos Vakalo (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1904, died Oct 2, 1991.1

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Career

Occupation: costume designer, theatre designer, artist, painter, scenographer.4

Vakalo's painting style is characterized by a unique personal hyperrealism, where line and color play primary roles, often in soft tones, and a strong decorative inclination is evident. Despite his involvement with the group "Stathmi" in 1949, he maintained a distance from the neorealist movement within the group, staying true to the interwar abstract tendencies he had encountered during his apprenticeship in France.

From Wikipedia’s article on Giorgos Vakalo (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • Born1904, Constantinople5 6
  • DiedOct 2, 1991, Athens7 8
  • CitizenshipGreece6 9
  • SpouseEleni Vakalo8 10