ABSTRACT ART IN GREECE: THE PIONEER ARCHITECTS

The early years of the 20th century is a period deep intellectual reappraisal as well social and change. modern painters’ experiments have come right to forefront artistic attention. Modernism was point when idea radical innovating arts, experimental, technical, aesthetic reached formal crisis, leading abstract art. predicates origins post-war art Post-Modernism adds abundance versions Modernism. After World War II expressionism achieved international influence.On contrary, in Greece during first half century, absent. It actually appeared 1950s but it became dominant 1960s. In period, there were many talented Greek architects such as, Marthas, Xenakis, Proveleggios, Tsingos, Fatouros who interested painting, following contemporary tendencies. This paper focuses on painting both this context, contribution pioneer visual artists 1960s gradual establishment probed, using methodological tool mainly artworks written sources that period. argued with their wide range activities field arts express consciousness pave way for Greece.