*lead photo by Venia Bechrakis
With Greece making the headlines for its economic woes, I was inspired to go on the hunt for modern female talent from the birthplace of democracy and give it some positive attention. Some of my picks have been around awhile, some are fresh on the scene. They come from sculpture, photography, fashion, jewelry, and of course there’s that one certain Greek media mogul who’s in a class of her own. Also check out TEDxAthens and the accomplishments of Katerina Aifantis who at 24 has already been called a rising star with the potential to be a world class scientist. Then on the lighter side is Greece is for Lovers worth checking out for their fun, cheeky design products.
70 year old Greek American "site-specific" architectural sculpture artist, Athena Tacha was born in Larissa, Greece 1936, and is the subject of a retrospective in Thessaloniki right now. The Oberlin Univesity websites calls her one of the initiators of , a significant shift in attitude that brought "land art" into a social context and says that she's been a finalist in nearly 150 national and international competitions.
Photographer, Venia Bechrakis, (from the lead photo of this post) is a native of Athens and received her MFA at NYU. "Whether in a grocery store, the airport, the subway or on a Manhattan street, the artist’s portraits remind us of women’s work and that ever-tenuous balance between one’s private and public life." -Holly Block, Director Bronx Museum for the Arts
Mary Katrantzou , fashion designer from Athens "is among the second wave of breakout stars of the digital print revolution that has been sweeping London." - Style.com
Mary Katrantzou
Alexandra Bletsas' prize-winning cityscape rings
I plucked Aspa Gutmeni's post-it note interior design off the Cloroflot site. She is the leader and sole female designer at a firm called 3ducci (.com) out of Athens.
And from an exhibit in Holland where eleven Greek jewelry designers showed their work, I've plucked the following 'gems': 1.) Marina Zachou roses and thorns bracelet....
and this screenshot taken from the Greek jewelry design site MyPrecious.gr
Greek-American Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post at 24
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