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Cypriot, 1885 - 1974
Interior with woman kneading
oil on hardboard
signed lower left
39 x 72 cm
43 x 75 cm (with frame)
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
NOTE
Around 1957 Kkashalos devoted himself almost exclusively to painting. He concentrated on depicting scenery from everyday life. His primary desire being to create a language, form and colours guided by his personal instinct.
No academic drawing, no scales or perspective, he drew in accordance with the importance attached to the subject-matter in the given painting. Innate primitiveness void of doubts and hesitations, clean colours reflect the Cypriot World seen through the eyes of Kkashalos. The result is that his art, just like the art of a child, is absolutely genuine and spontaneous. He is regarded as the father of contemporary Cypriot Naive art.
The painter Adamantios Diamantis was among the first fascinated in the late 50s by the work of this naive painter.
His work can be seen in a number of public collections such as The State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, The Cypriot Folk Art Museum, The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre etc.
Interior with woman kneading, is an early work by Kkashalos, thus important in the formulation of the language of later works of this great artist.
Around 1957 Kkashalos devoted himself almost exclusively to painting. He concentrated on depicting scenery from everyday life. His primary desire being to create a language, form and colours guided by his personal instinct.
No academic drawing, no scales or perspective, he drew in accordance with the importance attached to the subject-matter in the given painting. Innate primitiveness void of doubts and hesitations, clean colours reflect the Cypriot World seen through the eyes of Kkashalos. The result is that his art, just like the art of a child, is absolutely genuine and spontaneous. He is regarded as the father of contemporary Cypriot Naive art.
The painter Adamantios Diamantis was among the first fascinated in the late 50s by the work of this naive painter.
His work can be seen in a number of public collections such as The State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, The Cypriot Folk Art Museum, The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre etc.
Interior with woman kneading, is an early work by Kkashalos, thus important in the formulation of the language of later works of this great artist.
