{"id":4699,"date":"2024-07-03T04:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/art-lab\/pontikis-george\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T08:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:45:36","slug":"pontikis-george","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/en\/art-lab\/pontikis-george\/","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE PONTIKIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4699\" class=\"elementor elementor-4699 elementor-3787\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6adba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb6adba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea720e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ea720e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8440e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8440e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pontikis-cover-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pontikis cover\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RoaW5rb2ZzZXJpZm9zLmdyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wN1wvUG9udGlraXMtY292ZXItc2NhbGVkLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pontikis-cover-scaled-qqnrk1bk914qvwpimxzrejybtrp7v3sqwiygkegubs.webp\" title=\"Pontikis cover\" alt=\"Pontikis cover\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89a628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d89a628\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c11b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3c11b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EARTH BOWEL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473a807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473a807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is to create organic forms, as reflections of nature, like a piece of the land of Serifos. Clay is the right material to essentially give a living effect by shaping, drilling, carving, adding, or subtracting. The Japanese philosophy, as well as the &#8220;action painting&#8221; movement, activated me to become creative in this way. I let myself experiment on clay without much thought, spontaneously recording my movements and gestures, so that the feelings of the given moment are finally revealed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term &#8220;bowel&#8221; signifies this internal creative process, which is inspired by the mines of Serifos where, in its bowels, we can still discover minerals with crystalline formations. I&#8217;m interested in any kind of trace whether it comes from the melting of the glasses at high temperature, or from the imprint of my fingers or a tool. Everything is a mark, a handwriting and a personal signature. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I tried to incorporate the special elements found in the land of Serifos, such as ore and rocks, working with an almost alchemical approach, using sand and gravels in different granulometries from Megalo Livadi, Gefira and Vagonia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The common denominator of all is the surprise, the unexpected. This element is embraced unconditionally without the fear of losing what was designed.\u00a0 There is a need to discover the unknown and let it develop within the piece of work. If you can&#8217;t control an outcome completely, it&#8217;s better to discover the beauty of randomness. After all, what matters most to me is the journey from the raw mass of clay to the final form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d31e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"9d31e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649ef10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"649ef10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a32d97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a32d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tTechnical description\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c6b30 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"57c6b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sculptural<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stoneware Clay, porcelain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oxides, stains, ash glazes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rocks and minerals from Megalo Livadi Bridge and Wagons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b04ab1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b04ab1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba486d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ba486d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tARTIST\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f697e4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f697e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57451e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57451e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a9530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a9530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_0640-qqnro3y8zrlg4u6g79y9cj2ti24kej1jpyv0wu3gdc.jpg\" title=\"DSC_0640\" alt=\"DSC_0640\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cff02b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cff02b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d237dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d237dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George Pontikis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba4b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-modal-popup\" data-id=\"1ba4b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-modal-popup.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1ba4b3c-overlay\" data-trigger-on=\"button\" data-close-on-esc=\"yes\" data-close-on-overlay=\"yes\" data-exit-intent=\"\" data-after-sec=\"\" data-after-sec-val=\"\" data-cookies=\"\" data-cookies-days=\"\" data-cookies-type=\"default\" data-custom=\"\" data-custom-id=\"\" data-content=\"content\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-device=\"false\" data-async=\"\" class=\"uael-modal-parent-wrapper uael-module-content uamodal-1ba4b3c uael-aspect-ratio-16_9 -popup\">\n\t<div id=\"modal-1ba4b3c\" class=\"uael-modal uael-center-modal uael-modal-custom uael-modal-content uael-effect-1   uael-aspect-ratio-16_9\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-modal-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">George Pontikis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-text uael-modal-content-data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-text-editor elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"ct_content\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4693\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640-1516x1536.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0640.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was born in Athens in 1976. His first contact with clay came very early, as a third generation ceramist. He studied graphic arts but he finally chose ceramics as a means of expression. From 2007 to 2009 he attended technology and sculpture-ceramic courses with Kostas Tarkasis and Menandros Papadopoulos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mainly experiments with alternative firing techniques and Raku, creating sculptural forms in which traces of fire are strongly imprinted. He mainly focuses on texture and materials using gestural movement as the main tool, carving with sharp brisk movements, creating in clay with great freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. \u03a4he most\u00a0 important are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st Pan-European Ceramic Competition, Maroussi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2013 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commendation, 51st Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prize, 55th Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> European Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2019 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Ceramic Is\u2026\" at Gallery Genesis in Athens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Melana\", Hellenic American Union, Athens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th Exhibition\u00a0of\u00a0Ceramics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Archaeological Museum of Olympia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Contemporary Ceramics\", Museum of Geological Formations Kastraki, Kalambaka<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Creative Meteorisms\", Museum of Geological Formations, Kastraki, Kalambaka<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Autour de la Terre\", Biot, France<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<span class=\"uael-modal-close uael-close-icon elementor-clickable uael-close-custom-top-right\" >\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-modal-action-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-button-wrapper elementor-button-wrapper elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"uael-trigger elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-clickable elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" data-modal=\"1ba4b3c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-align-icon- elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"btn_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\" >Artist Biography \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9ce10 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff9ce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/events\/omadiki-ekthesi-keramikis-lithosfaira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Group Exhibition of Ceramics \u201cLITHOSPHERE\u201d \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EARTH BOWEL The idea is to create organic forms, as reflections of nature, like a piece of the land of Serifos. 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