Iakovos Volkov: art

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

dont care anymore...

My participation with Alibi gallery at the art fair "Roma Arte in Nuvola" from 18 to 21 November 2021 at the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola. This is my 2nd trip to Rome and probably my last. No abandondment this time. Thank you Ivana for hosting us.

Friday, May 12, 2017

it's been a while

A group exhibition till 15 July at Alibi Gallery, Athens

Monday, February 13, 2017

Kition project vol.1

I was invited by my friend Achilleas Michaelides to participate in one of the best projects I ever had.
The new owners wanted us to use the materials in the old hotel so they can use them later in the new building.We had only 8 days, so these are some of the stuff I made there.

''it could be something else'',found lamps and nails, Larnaca Cyprus, 2017

''it's not what you think'',found windows and mirrors, Larnaca Cyprus, 2017

Thursday, January 26, 2017

sooner or later i will forget you since there is nothing to remember...

''unknown memory'', clothes series
materials: second hand clothes and nails on wood
Essen Germany 2016
a collaboration with Anabel Jujol
organized UFAM
photos Just

Sunday, December 25, 2016

forgetting...

''people doing art without knowing'' series
in the city of Athens 2016

Sunday, October 2, 2016

a group exhibition in the city where i grew up...

Art Night_Parallel Program - Demetria Festival 2016 at Nitra Gallery, Thessaloniki GR

about this diary

I started painting graffiti on walls when I was 15 and living in Thessaloniki. Over time, my thoughts about art evolved. I began creating installations in deteriorating areas of the city, mainly in abandoned factories. Since moving to Athens in 2014, I have frequently been invited to participate in gallery and museum exhibitions. For these venues I created sculptures that were site specific, independent freestanding works or pieces that could be installed on a gallery wall.

Primarily I work with discarded things - plastic, clothes, textiles and everyday items are my basic materials nowadays. I see value in things overlooked by others. Flowing from my history as a graffiti artist, I began building word sculptures. More recently I have also explored working abstractly, building objects and installations focused on composition and materials.

I deeply feel one can create meaningful work from small, ordinary things found abandoned on the street. Carefully observing my environment and experimenting with discovered materials, I construct meaning from the discarded, meticulously reconfiguring what society has worn out and broken. I restore life into forgotten places with what I have saved, giving a reason to consider places no longer noticed. For me, this work is essential.