Birthday Confetti
2024
Oil on canvas
180 x 180 cm
“The solo exhibition Sunday Afternoon by Greek American artist Nicole Economides delves into themes of nostalgia, the concept of home and the quest for identity in a transatlantic context. This exhibition serves as a continuation of her earlier series, Illusion of a Home, as a Memory, and is being presented for the first time at Callirrhoë. Inspired by photographs her grandmother sent from Greece in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sunday Afternoon captures the echoes of a distant past. [...]
The two large-scale paintings, Birthday Confetti and Fruitagora as well as the grid of twelve smaller canvases entitled Birthday Blue evoke objects of remembrance, ensuring they are not forgotten by the part of the family that stayed home. This composition can also be interpreted as a symbol of achievement, representing the resilience that required to leave home. [...]
In Economides' artistic expression, yellow and pink hues in the two largescale paintings transcend the canvas, becoming emotive anchors in the broader family narrative. Warm yellows convey positivity and familial connection, while soft pinks suggest the delicate intertwining of personal histories. Economides' exploration of memory, migration, and identity transcends the personal, touching universal themes. Her storytelling becomes a poignant reminder that our journeys, marked by nostalgia and the quest for identity, are threads woven into the human condition. Despite our diverse paths, we share a longing for belonging, storytelling and emotional connection.”
Excerpt from curatorial text for Sunday Afternoon by Olympia Tzortzi
2024
Oil on canvas
180 x 180 cm
“The solo exhibition Sunday Afternoon by Greek American artist Nicole Economides delves into themes of nostalgia, the concept of home and the quest for identity in a transatlantic context. This exhibition serves as a continuation of her earlier series, Illusion of a Home, as a Memory, and is being presented for the first time at Callirrhoë. Inspired by photographs her grandmother sent from Greece in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sunday Afternoon captures the echoes of a distant past. [...]
The two large-scale paintings, Birthday Confetti and Fruitagora as well as the grid of twelve smaller canvases entitled Birthday Blue evoke objects of remembrance, ensuring they are not forgotten by the part of the family that stayed home. This composition can also be interpreted as a symbol of achievement, representing the resilience that required to leave home. [...]
In Economides' artistic expression, yellow and pink hues in the two largescale paintings transcend the canvas, becoming emotive anchors in the broader family narrative. Warm yellows convey positivity and familial connection, while soft pinks suggest the delicate intertwining of personal histories. Economides' exploration of memory, migration, and identity transcends the personal, touching universal themes. Her storytelling becomes a poignant reminder that our journeys, marked by nostalgia and the quest for identity, are threads woven into the human condition. Despite our diverse paths, we share a longing for belonging, storytelling and emotional connection.”
Excerpt from curatorial text for Sunday Afternoon by Olympia Tzortzi
Images © Frank Holbein