COSTAS
JOACHIM PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST EVER REPRESENTATION
OF CYPRUS ARTISTS IN THE BIENNALE OF VENICE IN 1968
FOREWORD OF
BIENNALE OF VENICE 1968 - COSTAS JOACHIM
The painter, Costas
Joachim, has arrived at a language stripped of un-essentials, in
which his interest is concentrated on the fundamentals in the
contour of form. Having freed himself from all elements which
may render his compositions heavy, he arrives at these
bi-chromic works. The graphic element in the drawing subtly
plays with the freedom of the black; emphatically cutting in
front of huge white spaces whereupon figures endowed with
bucolic eroticism, dance.
This co-existence
of diverse experiences gives an image quite unique in the world,
without running the risk of sterile imitations or references.
TONY SPITERIS
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ART CRITICS ASSOCIATION CATALOGUE OF
THE VENICE BIENNALE [exhibited at the present exhibition]
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Le peintre COSTAS
JOACHIM a abouti à un langage dépouillé, ou son intérêt est
porté sur la primordialité du contour de la forme. Se
débarrassant de tout élément qui pourrait alourdir ses
compositions, il en arrive ainsi à des bichromies ou le
graphisme du dessin jouant avec subtilité avec la franchise du
noir, tranche avec force devant de grands espaces blancs ou
s’estompent des figures d’un érotisme bucolique. Cette
coexistence d’expériences diverses, donne une image assez
particulière du monde, sans encourir le risque des imitations
stériles et des références.
ORIGINAL TEXT IN FRENCH BY TONY
SPITERIS [exhibition catalogue]
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PHOTOS OF
WORKS BY COSTAS JOACHIM EXHIBITED
AT THE 34TH BIENNALE OF VENICE
[Now all
in private collections]
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