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SANTORINI ARTS

Often referred to as the
painter of Santorini,
Christoforos Asimis is
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WITH ITS SHEER CLIFFS rising dramatically from Metropolitan Church of Santorini—a task that took seven
the glimmering azure waters of the Aegean Sea, and its years to complete—it is the island’s unique combination
volcanic landscape revealing splashes of ferrous red, white of rugged forms and ethereal light that he keeps coming
ochre and basalt black, Santorini blurs the boundaries back to. “There’s so much on Santorini that inspires me,”
between nature and art, igniting inspiration and inciting Asimis shares, “from the tiniest detail in the way the light
creativity in anyone privileged enough to experience her dances on a wall to the panoramic views of the caldera,
beauty. No wonder then that renowned artist Christoforos and most of all the interplay of light and shadow on stairs
Asimis has dedicated over half a century to celebrating and steps and architectural elements, the way it alludes to
the island’s fierce natural beauty. Born and raised on shapes and forms sculpted by nature.” •
Santorini, Asimis, who studied at the Athens School of
Fine Arts, attributes his illustrious career to inspiration
drawn from the island’s landscape and light. “Santorini is
unique in Greece,” he explained in an exclusive interview
with Kanava Journey, praising the diverse and eclectic
elements that make the island so unique: its extraordinary
geology and geomorphology, fascinating ancient history
and archaeological sites, traditional architecture that
literally merges with the landscape, sophisticated volcanic
viticulture and gastronomy, and most important for an artist,
the island’s magnificent light. “This light on Santorini,
amplified by the juxtaposition of white and blue and the
volcanic land all around, is the inspiration for my artistic
creations,” he says; “these are elements that have stayed
with me and shaped my since childhood.” Today, Asimis
has been painting Santorini for over 55 years, studying
the island’s light and contours and honing his ability to
capture its shapes and colours and interpret the unspoken
story of the landscape. His stunning body of work, which
has been exhibited and sold in Greece and far beyond the
ocean, has won him acclaim far and wide as the painter
of Santorini, and while he’s also famous for creating the
beautiful frescoes that adorn the walls of the Orthodox

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