Marina Koloeridi

03 March 2011

...What does Art mean to me? It's an isolation of the studio, aromas of oil paint, canvas and varnish. My sons call me toxicoman. It's not true - it's not the chemicals per se, which give me a boost. It's just a reminder of previous wonders away from the reality, which have started here, in the studio, always accompanied with these smells. Far, far away - worlds like ours, but better, worlds with no shape but color, worlds... no, just put them in the closet and never show them to a single soul... But kids are hungry. Here, in the present life, not in these dreams, which always vanish with no trace. Time to go upstairs and make a dinner...

Marina Koloeridi is a prodigy in every sense of the word, receiving her first award at the age of four and began her professional training when she was six. She completed her first professional exhibition at the tender age of 14 and was admitted to the Academy of Arts when she was only 15.

She perfected her natural talent by over 20 years of study in Europe, where she learned the techniques of the Renaissance masters. Her studies encompassed a wide range of artistic expression, sculptures, frescoes, portraits and ceramics to name a few. And then went on to develop her own technique.

Her works are found in private collections and some of the most famous museums in nations throughout the world, in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Greece and Denmark as well as on the famous "Red Square" in Moscow. She has completed numerous projects in interior and exterior design, created artwork for many churches and commercial buildings as well as illustrating numerous books in addition to her prolific career as artistic painter.