Zina Linardaki, an exceptional painter of the contemporary generation, presents her new work in the exhibition entitled “Ships and Ports”. The opening will take place on Wednesday 25 September 2024, at 19:30 at the Hellenic Maritime Museum.

The works in the exhibition are inspired by the industrial landscape of contemporary Greek ports, as it is shaped by the dynamic development of maritime activity.

The artist has developed a personal, dynamic writing that breaks away from the stereotypes of seascapes. Her harbours are not places of reverie, the ships do not promise escape, nor are they fields of human toil. The sea and the coastal landscape are not the focus of her subject matter. However, her paintings offer an authentic renewal of the genre of seascape.

The ships of Zina Linardaki exist and celebrate in the port. Whether they are freshly painted in the shipyards, or tied up at the pier waiting to be loaded or unloaded, whether they are tugs or small fishing boats filled with fishing gear, or even old and rusty, they are all depicted with vitality. She makes free and balanced use of her rich colour palette, creating vibrant compositions full of pulse and optimism that exude the aura of the harbour.

Part of the proceeds from the sales of the works will be donated to support the aims of the Maritime Museum of Greece.

BIO

Zina Linardaki was born in Piraeus and studied painting in Athens. In 1981 she moved to Paris where she attended classes at the School of Fine Arts, in the Painting Department. For the next eight years she lived and worked in France.

She then returns to Greece where she continues her work with solo exhibitions in Greece, as well as in the rest of Europe and America. She has participated in more than 90 group exhibitions in Greece and abroad and her works are in numerous museums and private collections around the world.

He is a member of the Hellenic Chamber of Fine Arts and the Hellenic Maritime Museum.

Curator: Maria Migadi, Art Historian and Art Consultant

Duration: 26 September-10 October 2024

Venue: Hellenic Maritime Museum, Akti Themistokleous, Marina Zeas, Piraeus.

Working Hours: Tuesday– Saturday, 9:00-14:00

Contact: 2104516264, [email protected]