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Faithful to the tenets of surrealism, like a way of life as an aesthetic.
What to drink in Greece? After your dinner, have a little Mastika (a sweet, sticky liquor seasoned with a resin gathered from the mastic tree native to the island of Chios). A good way to save money and time on your visit to Athens is to buy the Athens? We recommend the Classic or Complete Athens City Pass. Don’t forget the National Archaeological Museum, it’s the largest museum in Greece (with more than 20.000 exhibits). Someting special? In front of the Parliament (at Syntagma square), waiting for you the Monument of the Unknown Soldier (guarded by two men wearing traditional uniform called Evzones). Precisely in this city that was born an important representative of the Surrealist movement in Greece.
During the summer of 1914 when his family went on a trip to Constantinople his family was obliged to settle there, due to the outbreak of World War I. He is one of the most important members of “Generation of the ’30s”, as well as a major representative of the surrealist movement in Greece. NIKOS ENGONOPOULOS born Athens in a October day, was a modern Greek painter and poet. His work as a writer also includes critique and essays. In 1923, he was enrolled in a lycée in Paris. After his return to Greece, he served in the 1st Infantry Regiment. In 1930 he was employed in the Urban Planning Department of the Greek Ministry of Public Works. You can admire his paintings at the National Art Gallery–Alexandros Soutzos Museum in Athens, devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century.
In 1932 NIKOS ENGONOPOULOS joined the Athens School of Fine Arts, also attending classes at the art studio of Photios Kontoglou. During that time he met important artists. His first paintings were presented at an Art of Modern Greek Tradition exhibition (organised in 1938). A few months later, his first collection of poems. Overall this painter is also considered one of the finest surrealist poets of Greece. His first individual painting exhibition was held in 1939, and three years later he finished his most popular Greek poem, inspired by the revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar.
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