Sisyphus - The struggle Painting

Christina Moschou is a Greece and Belgium based artist & designer, originally from Thessaloniki (GR). She was born and raised in Greece and completed her bachelor and master studies in architecture from UCL/LOCI Brussels; to later pursue her artistic practice between the two countries. Her body of work is heavily influenced by the country in which she was born, as well as the country in which she lives in. As this duality holds an important part of the artist’s own identity, it forms an integral part of her artistic practice, shaping both her thematic exploration and her visual language. Her Greek origins, the Mediterranean imagery and references to the ancient Greek mythology resonate in her paintings. Using symbolism as a narrative tool and adopting a surrealist approach inspired by the Belgian culture, the narrative scenes remain open to their interpretation, inviting the viewer in a contemplative space. The familiar becomes intimate in the narrative scenes depicted. The human figure often represented as fragments of the classic statuary imagery, is displaced in different almost theatrical contexts, evoking a metaphysical atmosphere. The narrative scenes, explore universal themes – time, origins, introspection, memories, ties and emotions – bearing a collective culture despite interpreting the artist’s personal female prism. Shaped by her architectural background, the seemingly bi-dimensional paintings have a sculptural bas relief quality in them and are characterised by a balanced geometric aesthetic. Different layers and materials, add depth and spatiality, creating a play of shadow and light and attempting to bring the narrative into life. The paintings bear the past but are born from the present, blurring the spatiotemporal boundaries between the ancient and the modern, the real and the imaginary.