Biography:Bleepsgr
Bleepsgr | |
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 "The Stars and the Starfish", 2011 | |
| Born | Vlassios M. Kakouris Athens, Greece |
| Known for | Street art, artivism, Social commentary |
| Website | www |
Bleepsgr (or Bleeps) is the pseudonym used by Vlassios (M.) Kakouris, who is a Greek artist. He creates political street art, paintings and installations;[1] he is associated with the artivism movement.[2] Much of his street art is in Athens, but his paintings are also to be found in other parts of Greece, and more widely in Europe.[3]
History
Bleeps was born in Peristeri district, which is located in the West Bank of Athens circa 1980[3] and he grew up in a low - mid class environment. Vlassios Kakouris, aka Bleepsgr, studied dentistry in the University of Athens, having succeeded in the entry exams in 1996.
Bleeps started creating street art while he was in Bristol, UK, between 2003 and 2005, where he studied painting in City of Bristol College,[4] simultaneously becoming familiar with the local underground scene.[5]
Style and themes
Most of Bleeps' street art projects derive elements from conceptual art, folk art and various past art movements, while the protagonists depicted are associated with Bleeps' interpretation of social life.[6]
His stated goal is to examine systemic figures such as religion, politics, monetary system and consumerism.[7][8]
Financial crisis
Since the beginning of the Greek financial crisis in 2008, Bleeps has been creating a series of works related to the crisis' impact on ordinary people[9] and the lower middle class, globally and in his country, in the form of critical discourse.[10][11][12][13]
Bibliography
- Tsilimpounidi Myrto, Walsh Aylwyn (27 June 2014). Remapping 'Crisis': A Guide to Athens. Zero Books. http://www.zero-books.net/books/remapping-crisis-guide-athens. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- Vodeb Oliver, Janovic Nikola (5 February 2014). InDEBTed to INTERVENE. Octivium Press, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University & Memefest. http://www.memefest.org/en/indebtedtointervene/. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- Yvan Tessier, Stéphanie Lemoine (15 October 2015). Les Murs Revoltes. Editions Alternatives. http://editionsalternatives.com/site.php?type=P&id=1416.
- Ayers David, Hjartarson Benedikt, Huttunen Tomi, Veivo Harri (December 2015). Utopia The Avant-Garde, Modernism and (Im)possible Life. Degruyter. http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/456770.
- Maria Boletsi, Janna Houwen, Liesbeth Minnaard (September 2020). Boletsi, Maria; Houwen, Janna; Minnaard, Liesbeth. eds. Languages of Resistance, Transformation, and Futurity in Mediterranean Crisis-Scapes. SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36415-1. ISBN 978-3-030-36414-4. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-36415-1?fbclid=IwAR2LbGFpbJWIEJFHfPD_sYDYfrhnLwjA3qoZG5y9RhiqbW_wQObiFDuNXxg#toc.
- Stampoulidis, Georgios (22 May 2021). Street Artivism on Athenian Walls. Lund University Sweden. ISBN 978-91-89213-49-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=SCFszgEACAAJ.
- Tsangaris, Michael (November 8, 2021). Radical Communications: Rebellious Expressions on Urban Walls. Lexington Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 9781793608567. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793608567/Radical-Communications-Rebellious-Expressions-on-Urban-Walls.
- Di Siena, Antonio (December 12, 2025). Turisti a casa nostra. Tra le macerie invisibili del neoliberismo urbano. ladedizioni. pp. 81–100. ISBN 979-1281995079. https://www.ladedizioni.it/prodotto/turisti-a-casa-nostra/.
Selected media publications
- International Herald Tribune, (The Global Edition of the New York Times), p. 1 (Cover Photo), p. 3 (Interview), 15–16 October 2011.
- Financial Times DEUTSCHLAND, p. 28, 22 November 2011.
References
- ↑ Helena Celdrán (7 July 2011), "Aquiles también sale a protestar a las calles de Grecia", 20minutos.es.
- ↑ Ferris-Rotman, Amie (26 October 2011). "Greece Germany relations". The Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-germany-relations-idUSTRE79P3LN20111026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Donadio, Rachel (14 October 2011). "In Athens art blossoms amid debt crisis". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/arts/in-athens-art-blossoms-amid-debt-crisis.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&sq=greece&st=cse&scp=4.
- ↑ Ross, Alex Robert (8 July 2015). "The street artist responding to Greece's social turmoil". huckmagazine. http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/art-2/street-artist-responding-greeces-social-turmoil/.
- ↑ Lowen, Mark (2 December 2012). "Greece bailout: How the crisis fuels the arts in Athens". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20553444.
- ↑ Jessen, Corinna. "Griechenlands Krise als Graffiti Kunst". ZDF. http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1507266/Griechenlands-Krise-als-Graffiti-Kunst#/beitrag/video/1507266/Griechenlands-Krise-als-Graffiti-Kunst.
- ↑ Bontrup, Hiltrud. "Kunst kommt von Kummer". Financial Times Deutschland. http://www.ftd.de/lifestyle/outofoffice/:out-of-office-kunst-kommt-von-kummer/60132276.html.
- ↑ "Défense d'afficher". France TV (An interactive documentary written by Sidonie Garnier, François Le Gall and Jeanne Thibord). http://www.francetv.fr/defense-d-afficher/en/#/bleeps.
- ↑ Tagaris, Karolina; Osborn, Andrew (15 June 2012). "Greeks vent election despair through graffiti". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/greece-graffiti-vote-idUKL5E8H790B20120615.
- ↑ Hafner, Patrick. "Report-Spezial". ORF TV THEK. http://tvthek.orf.at/programs/1310-Report/episodes/4201287-Report-Spezial.
- ↑ Stampoulidis, Georgios. "HOPE WANTED". pp. 66–73. https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/publication/8e81440f-1b97-4832-ac69-3a06568bf502.
- ↑ Smith, Sean (3 August 2011). "Greece in Crisis". The Guardian (London). https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2011/aug/03/greece-crisis-in-pictures#/?picture=377548531&index=0.
- ↑ Poggioli, Sylvia. "Voters To Decide Outcome of Current Greek Drama". NPR radio. https://www.npr.org/2012/06/16/155169610/greece-prepares-to-give-elections-another-go.
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