The artist was born in Greece in 1956 and studied at the University of Duisburg in Germany, where he also has his own artistic studio.
Koukouwitakis was also part of the founding of the Atelier am Springweil and won several prizes and scholarships such as the artist exchange between the city of Duisburg and the Artists' Association of the USSR in 1986 and the sponsorship award of the Great Art Exhibition NRW Düsseldorf in 1991.
Since 1979, there have been solo exhibitions and participation in exhibitions throughout Germany and internationally, such as in Russia and China.
Koukouwitakis is a member of the Düsseldorf Artists Association, Association for the Organization of Art Exhibitions. V. and in the West German Artists' Association.
His artistic process is unique: The carefully considered photographic images are printed onto photo films and finally combined in a further process with traces of a second movement, that of the drawing and painting hand. His means are gestural painting, smearing, dripping, running, doodling - painterly and graphic gestures that are executed quickly and decisively, hardly allow any corrections and therefore require the utmost concentration. The result of this combination of painting and photography is a clearly noticeable, extraordinary spatiality.
The artist was born in Greece in 1956 and studied at the University of Duisburg in Germany, where he also has his own artistic studio.
Koukouwitakis was also part of the founding of the Atelier am Springweil and won several prizes and scholarships such as the artist exchange between the city of Duisburg and the Artists' Association of the USSR in 1986 and the sponsorship award of the Great Art Exhibition NRW Düsseldorf in 1991.
Since 1979, there have been solo exhibitions and participation in exhibitions throughout Germany and internationally, such as in Russia and China.
Koukouwitakis is a member of the Düsseldorf Artists Association, Association for the Organization of Art Exhibitions. V. and in the West German Artists' Association.
His artistic process is unique: The carefully considered photographic images are printed onto photo films and finally combined in a further process with traces of a second movement, that of the drawing and painting hand. His means are gestural painting, smearing, dripping, running, doodling - painterly and graphic gestures that are executed quickly and decisively, hardly allow any corrections and therefore require the utmost concentration. The result of this combination of painting and photography is a clearly noticeable, extraordinary spatiality.
Movement, drama, pathos, they require direction in order not to drift into chaos or arbitrariness. Koukouwitakis does not just direct when he takes his photos. He also directs the arrangement of his works, as many of his works are multi-part and consist of an considerable number of image objects of the same format. As a block or hung in a row, they convey to us the sequence of an event and make us think of comics or a series of film stills.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
At first glance, one might perceive these images as blurry, but that is certainly not the case. Human bodies and plants are captured in motion using long exposure times. Their bodies fall, curve, and spring up from a crouch, with heads twisting and tilting. As a viewer, you find yourself fascinated and caught in a dilemma, trying to discern the emotions...
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
Memento mori is a Latin saying that starts with Remember that you are dying! or in general with a memory of death! translates. The saying is considered a vanitas symbol. Vanitas describes the idea that all life on earth is perishable. Such vanitas motifs show and remind us that humans have no power over life.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
The bodies of the flowers are captured in motion using long exposure times. Their bodies fall, curve, and spring up from a crouch, with heads twisting and tilting. As a viewer, you find yourself fascinated and caught in a dilemma, trying to discern the emotions that Koukouwitaki's works evoke.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones, lizards and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still lifeThe photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
The work captures a flower in motion with an extremely long exposure time - the flower's body falls, bends and twists and tilts its "head". As a viewer, one is fascinated and in a dilemma as to what emotions Koukouwitaki's works produce. Moreover, the artist plays with perspectives.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death. In this piece we see an empty glass in the black and white photography underlining the possible boundary between life and death regarding...
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death. In this piece we see dead flowers and a fresh open melon, underlining the possible boundary between life and death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
Plants are captured in motion using long exposure times. Their bodies fall, curve, and spring up from a crouch, with heads twisting and tilting. As a viewer, you find yourself fascinated and caught in a dilemma, trying to discern the emotions that Koukouwitaki's works evoke. This artwork consists of 9 pieces, each measuring 40x30cm.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.
From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, animal bones and broken glasses seems to preserve the objects, keep them alive and thus point them beyond death.