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Born 1966 Leipzig, Germany. Known for: Staged figurative painting rooted in dream-based narratives.
Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in... Read full biography
Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in Leipzig in 1949. His early creative steps emerged in the mid-1980s, when he designed record covers for... Read full biography
Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in Leipzig in 1949. His early creative steps emerged in the mid-1980s, when he designed record covers for local punk, metal, and new-wave bands. Before entering art school, Aris Kalaizis completed an apprenticeship in offset printing and later trained as a photo technician. In 1992 he began studying... Read full biography
Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in Leipzig in 1949. His early creative steps emerged in the mid-1980s, when he designed record covers for local punk, metal, and new-wave bands. Before entering art school, Aris Kalaizis completed an apprenticeship in offset printing and later trained as a photo technician. In 1992 he began studying painting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig under Professor Arno Rink and assistant Neo Rauch. He graduated summa cum laude in 1997 and continued as a master student under Arno Rink from 1997 to 2000. His first major solo exhibition took... Read full biography
Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in Leipzig in 1949. His early creative steps emerged in the mid-1980s, when he designed record covers for local punk, metal, and new-wave bands. Before entering art school, Aris Kalaizis completed an apprenticeship in offset printing and later trained as a photo technician. In 1992 he began studying painting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig under Professor Arno Rink and assistant Neo Rauch. He graduated summa cum laude in 1997 and continued as a master student under Arno Rink from 1997 to 2000. His first major solo exhibition took place in 2005 at the Marburger Kunstverein. In 2007 he presented work in New York City, gaining international visibility.&n... Read full biography
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Aris Kalaizis was born in 1966 in Leipzig, East Germany (now Germany). He grew up as the son of Greek political immigrants whose families were displaced during the Greek Civil War and resettled in Leipzig in 1949. His early creative steps emerged in the mid-1980s, when he designed record covers for local punk, metal, and new-wave bands.
Before entering art school, Aris Kalaizis completed an apprenticeship in offset printing and later trained as a photo technician. In 1992 he began studying painting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig under Professor Arno Rink and assistant Neo Rauch. He graduated summa cum laude in 1997 and continued as a master student under Arno Rink from 1997 to 2000.
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