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© Eva Papadopoulou
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Eva Papadopoulou

  • Mosaic maker
  • Gerakas, Greece
  • Master Artisan
Eva Papadopoulou Mosaic maker
Contact
Greek, French
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+30 6987947806
© Eva Papadopoulou

Marble mosaics

  • • Eva has developed her own mosaic technique
  • • She works with small fragments of marble
  • • In addition to mosaics, she designs jewellery

Eva Papadopoulou has found in mosaic her true means of expression. The Greek artist brings a new dimension to the traditional technique of this ancient craft by exploring the notions of movement and volume. Her mosaics are made up of hundreds of marble fragments in different sizes, which she assembles together in relief forms. Inspired by the abundant beauty of nature, her mosaic paintings often reflect moments in time; quiet landscapes bathed in a particular light she has captured. The motion created in each scene gives an impressionistic character to her work. Eva draws on her years of experience in her family's art foundry, where she gained valuable hands-on expertise working with various materials and was introduced to sculptural art in its diversity.

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Works

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Photo: © Eva Papadopoulou
Red Tree

The Red Tree mosaic features a representation of nature in the fall. The red colour is composed of red marble and ceramic. Its shadow falls on the yellow floor and the sky is depicted with white Thassos marble. Eva Papadopoulou’s technique is characterized by small fragments of marble that she applies onto a wooden board.

Length 43 cm
Height 55 cm

Photo: © Eva Papadopoulou
In the North Winds

This mosaic features two cypresses in light motion. They are composed of green marble in the shaded part and yellow in the illuminated part. Their shadows are rendered with black Argos marble, and the wind-blown background with white Thassos marble. Eva Papadopoulou’s technique is characterized by small fragments of marble that she applies onto a wooden board.

Length 90 cm
Height 150 cm

Photo: © Eva Papadopoulou
Nocturne

This nightscape is created using black Argos marble and a blue granite. Two trees are identified in the dark and are rendered with yellow and green marble. Eva Papadopoulou’s way of applying and assembling marble fragments provides a real motion and brings another dimension to mosaic making.

Length 50 cm
Height 74 cm

Photo: © Eva Papadopoulou
The Choice

In the landscape of Choice we discern a footpath made of white Thassos marble that ends at a crossroads. The background with pink mountains has been rendered with Ioannina marble. The earthen land is made with yellow marble, and the trees with a variety of green marble. Eva Papadopoulou’s way of assembling marble fragments provides a dynamic movement to the mosaic.

Length 100 cm
Height 100 cm

Photo: © Eva Papadopoulou
Eva

In this mosaic, the lips are portrayed with ceramic and red marble. Some light details are rendered with pink Ioannina marble; this subtle difference of shades gives some profundity to the representation. The background is composed of white marble fragments, in particular Thassos marble.

Length 90 cm
Height 60 cm

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