Charalampos (Harris) Panagiotopoulos

Art is a creative force. It is a force in the hands of the artist, which is capable to disagree and provoking. It is a force starting dialogues and arousing conversations. Art involves freedom of thought, creativity, imagination, and expression, with which the artist has the duty to transfer his technical proficiency, aesthetics, emotional power, and conceptual ideas into a supply for society.
My motivation as an artist comes from a desire to create. I get a huge amount of satisfaction from making art. Self-discipline and passion are words that characterize me as an artist and illustrate the type of my work ethic and dedication. I realized that art is a marathon, not a sprint.
I am inspired by expressionistic, contemporary, and surrealistic art, in combination with other art movements like impressionism and figurative. The fabulous trait with those movements is the ability to approach the aspects of the world and our psychology in a unique way, by making marks and taking subconscious decisions.
Printmaking has a long tradition of experimentation, pushing beyond traditional methods to explore new textures, materials, and processes. By using combinations of techniques, by making mistakes, by carving and print, there is always a different attest to my soul.
From the first moment I pulled a print from a block, I was captivated by the delicate balance between precision and spontaneity that medium offers.