Nikolas Kouvakas

Artist in Athens, Greece

Nikolas Kouvakas

Artist in Athens, Greece

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Welcome,
Nikolas is my name and after having gone through the motions as photo reporter, freelance and advertising photographer I felt the need to move to another world , the world of marble onyx, bronze, clay, wood and many other materials that can be combined.
I started photography as a teenager’s school hobby in the 70’s, moved on to serious and demanding professional photography and sculpture in the late 90’s. As an autodidact photographer I studied the works of Ansel Adams, Man Ray, Robert Capa and Henri Cartier Bresson. Assisting at prominent photographers’ studios on weekends I gained knowledge and combined with my uneasy art spirit I produced memorable photographs and concepts. Innovation is another part that I incorporate in my work with patented ideas. 3 years of marble training gave me the necessary knowledge to make my dream chessboard a reality and I was featured in the Museum of Sports and Culture in Thessaloniki at the Chess Collectors Exhibition in December 1998. I had numerous one man shows, participated in many group shows and my work has received multiple local and global distinctions.
Having traveled extensively around the globe I witnessed events, different cultures, lifestyles and attitudes towards life. All these different elements when melted together and combined with my Hellenic heritage produce the result you can enjoy at my electronic cubicle/webpage.

A picture is a thousand words,the live moment it occurs gives you a million thoughts.

Now I wish you all well from Athens, the sunny part of Europe and may you have

ENLIGHTENED THOUGHTS and WISE DECISIONS.

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