In 1962 Katsoulidis went to Paris on a government grant. This heralded a new period, characterized by the artist' s interest in non-representational art. The next works are a series of abstract wood engravings, which date to 1964-1966. These black-and-white wood engravings were made using 4-5 different kinds of wood, which enabled the artist to render a wide range of textures. Many of these works have been bought by the National Library of France (Cabinet des estampes).These last wood-engravings were exhibited in 1966 at the Astor Gallery in Athens. |
Revolving
easel,
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The well-known
man of letters and art critic, G.P. Savvides, wrote o these works in the
Tachydromos magazine on 15-11-1966:
The paintings
that belong to the next period were made using a revolving easel. (The
frame is placed on the cross of the easel which is attached to a motor.
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The scholarly
Oxford magazine, Leonardo, asked the artist to write an article on this
original technique, explaining how it is used (4/10/1969). It is worth noting that from the early 70s, the prestigious French dictionary of artists, Benezit, has included an article on Katsoulidis.Katsoulidis held two large personal exhibitions with this type of work in Paris in 1967 and 1969 at the Susanne de Coninck Gallery with very good reviews. He also took part in the 5th and 6th Biennale de Paris in the French section as part of the Ecole de Paris. |