2003, Giorgos Ikonomidis, Woodcut Album, Greek Folk Songs, Limited Edition

Δημοτικά Τραγούδια 

του

Χάρου

Με 12 Ξυλογραφίες 

του

Γ. Οικονομίδη

Καλλιτεχνική Φροντίδα του Γιώργου Βαρλάμου

1/500 αντίτυπα, Αρ. αντιτύπου 315

Το αντίτυπο συνοδεύεται από μια αυθεντική ξυλογραφία του Γ. Οικονομίδη

που τυπωθηκε απευθείας από τη μήτρα στο τυπογραφείο Διάττων

Woodcut Album

Folk Songs about Death

With 12 Woodcuts

by

Giorgos Ikonomidis

Edited by Giorgos Varlamos

1/500, here copy Nr. 315

Please note that the copy is accompanied by an original woodcut 

by G. Ikonomidis

printed directly from the matrix of the Diatton printing house.

Published by Diatton – Kastaniotis Athens in 2003

40 Pages

Original Soft Binding

33 cm x 25 cm

Giorgos Ikonomidis (1891-1958) was a distinguished Greek engraver, known for his pioneering contribution to Greek printmaking. He began his studies in mechanical engineering in Dresden in 1908, but soon turned to printmaking, influenced by the German Expressionist movement. During his stay in Dresden (1908-1925), he creatively joined German Expressionism, being the only Greek engraver to achieve this. Upon his return to Greece, his subject matter focused on landscapes, still lifes and ethnographic subjects. In the 1930s, he presented the first color woodcuts in Greece, contributing significantly to the development of Greek printmaking.

Giorgos Varlamos (1922 – 2013) was a Greek painter and engraver. He studied and worked with all types of engraving. In addition to engraving, however, he illustrated over 200 books, as well as various posters with social content. He participated in international exhibitions, having been awarded in many of them, while in 1995 he was honored with a prize from the Academy of Athens.

About the book: In Greek folk tradition, songs of Death occupy a prominent place, expressing human anguish and philosophy around death. These songs often present Death as a personified entity that comes to take the living, reflecting the perception of death in Greek culture.