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Philolaos BIOGRAPHY
1923 - 2010. Known for: Sculpture, Philolaos.
The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to... Read full biography
The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to the valley of the Chevreuse and began collaborating with numerous architects and landscape... Read full biography
The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to the valley of the Chevreuse and began collaborating with numerous architects and landscape designers on large scale sculptures while also creating numerous furniture sculptures on a domestic scale such as mirrors, tables, chairs, bottles and others. One of his most well-known works is the chateaux... Read full biography
The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to the valley of the Chevreuse and began collaborating with numerous architects and landscape designers on large scale sculptures while also creating numerous furniture sculptures on a domestic scale such as mirrors, tables, chairs, bottles and others. One of his most well-known works is the chateaux d'eau in Valence, which he began to work on in 1963. The double structure of the water towers was awarded the Prix du 'Quartier de l’Horloge' in 1981, which is the recognition for the best realization of urban art in the 1970s in France. The... Read full biography
The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to the valley of the Chevreuse and began collaborating with numerous architects and landscape designers on large scale sculptures while also creating numerous furniture sculptures on a domestic scale such as mirrors, tables, chairs, bottles and others. One of his most well-known works is the chateaux d'eau in Valence, which he began to work on in 1963. The double structure of the water towers was awarded the Prix du 'Quartier de l’Horloge' in 1981, which is the recognition for the best realization of urban art in the 1970s in France. The historian and critic Michel Ragon wrote about Philolaos work: I love the sculptures of... Read full biography
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Touplas Philolaos, Philolaos Tloupas
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The Greek sculptor Philolaos was born in 1923 in Larissa, Greece. He attended the Beaux Arts school in Athens in 1944 and later received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris. In 1958 he moved to the valley of the Chevreuse and began collaborating with numerous architects and landscape designers on large scale sculptures while also creating numerous furniture sculptures on a domestic scale such as mirrors, tables, chairs, bottles and others. One of his most well-known works is the chateaux d'eau in Valence, which he began to work on in 1963. The double structure of the water towers was awarded the Prix du 'Quartier de l’Horloge' in 1981, which is the recognition for the best realization ...But wait, there's more...
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