Art exhibition UNFOLD by Syrmathenia Nicolakis in Cahir

UNFOLD an exhibition of abstract paintings by Syrmathenia Nicolakis will be held from the 13th of September to the 15th of October 2022 at Cahir Arts in Cahir, Co Tipperary.

Cahir Arts invites you to the opening night on the 16th of September from 6-8pm. All welcome.

Syrmathenia Nicolakis is an Austrian artist based in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. She is a Masters graduate of the University of New South Wales Art & Design, Australia.

Through exploration of gesture, form and colour pure abstract visions are created that embody Syrmathenia Nicolakis’ involvement with the complexity of emotions and spirituality. Produced by a need springing from her inner self, the artworks reflect a concern for the quality of inner life and wholeness, a search for the state of oneness with arguably ultimate realities. She draws upon deeper and more varied levels of meaning focusing on her understanding of what goes beyond existence - merging the form with the formless, which the artist cannot convey in a figurative formal vocabulary.

The artist harnesses colour with intent to communicate with the viewer about felt experience, connectedness and perspectives of spirituality. Colour lends itself to abstraction through a deep sensibility that defies precise articulation or realism. Among these artistic responses to felt experiences and profound realities, colour is an instrument of composition. As such, colour underscores the artist's aim to reveal beauty and to shine a light on the invisible. The pure materiality of organic and inorganic pigments and their opportunities for physical expression through paint features throughout the exhibition.