My process is visceral. I move continuously around the painting creating layers with intuitive gestures until the painting breaks free from my control and starts to develop its own destiny.

Kostas Papakostas

About the Artist

Portrait of artist Kostas Papakostas.

Kostas Papakostas (b. 1976) is a London-based multidisciplinary artist, working predominantly in painting and video. His work has been shown in several art festivals and exhibitions including: MTAC2001, California, USA; The Place, London, UK; IKON Gallery, Birmingham, UK; Moving Pictures Festival, Toronto, Canada; SK Foundation, Cologne, Germany and Minimalen festival, Trodheim, Norway; 6th International Video Poetry Festival, Athens, Greece; SeeMeOn 29, Sofia, Bulgaria, NOVA Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria, Les Rencontres, Arles, France and KURA Gallery, Itoshima, Japan, Gallery Unplugged, Seoul, South Korea.

News and Notables
  • Solo exhibition, Simple Passion, Gallery Unplugged, 2023

  • Exhibited at Art Miami, 2023

  • Featured in group exhibition at Galerie GT, 2023