{"id":7488,"date":"2025-08-15T11:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/art-lab\/mathes-nikolaos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:36:33","slug":"mathes-nikolaos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/en\/art-lab\/mathes-nikolaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathes Nikolaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7488\" class=\"elementor elementor-7488 elementor-7480\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9a398 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da9a398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a9f6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19a9f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708bb76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"708bb76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\/2025\/08\/DSC03379-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSC03379\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzY4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RoaW5rb2ZzZXJpZm9zLmdyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOFwvRFNDMDMzNzktc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC03379-scaled-rah9a8djbito0uf0pn14r7otx75047we49gr451020.jpg\" title=\"DSC03379\" alt=\"DSC03379\" 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-86213bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86213bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfab49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcfab49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">Under the Aegis of Athena<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcc8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dcc8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>The minerals and the urge to find a connection between the geology of this land and the myths surrounding it brought me face to face with Medusa, a symbol with many versions, interpretations, and tragedy.<br \/><br \/>Even the goddess Athena placed Medusa&#8217;s head on her shield (aegis) \u2014a symbol of protection rather than war\u2014 giving to this creature a sense of vindication within a circle. Right there, where once she served as her Priestess and now is drawn into a tragic tale, at last she returned\u2014bound so deeply to the Goddess that she became a part of her.<\/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-8fce3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8fce3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Techniques: wheel throwing, sculpting<\/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\">Mix of minerals from Serifos<\/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\">Ash glaze<\/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\">Firing at 1240\u00b0C<\/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-0367148 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0367148\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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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\">Mathes Nikolaos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-modal-popup\" data-id=\"ae26b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"ae26b8d-overlay\" data-trigger-on=\"button\" data-close-on-esc=\"yes\" data-close-on-overlay=\"yes\" data-exit-intent=\"no\" data-after-sec=\"no\" data-after-sec-val=\"1\" data-cookies=\"no\" data-cookies-days=\"1\" 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-ae26b8d uael-aspect-ratio-16_9 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srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-15789b3a6e01cb51d88ddd1e579a0134-V-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-15789b3a6e01cb51d88ddd1e579a0134-V-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-15789b3a6e01cb51d88ddd1e579a0134-V-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-15789b3a6e01cb51d88ddd1e579a0134-V-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-15789b3a6e01cb51d88ddd1e579a0134-V.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mathes Nikolaos attended ceramics and painting classes from the age of 5 until he was 15. He studied at ASPETE as he was particularly interested in the field of education. From the age of 20 to 25, he attended workshops and preparatory courses for the School of Fine Arts, practicing his love of drawing.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his creative journey, he has experimented with various materials such as iron, cement, plaster, and clay, and was part of various projects, such as designing and crafting costumes for a theatrical performance.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he studied at the Marousi Ceramics Vocational Training Institute alongside professors Nikos Sklavenitis, Lili Bakogianni, and Ileana Intze. At the same time, he was attending seminars on Art History.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his studies, he devoted himself exclusively to ceramics, working as Head of Production in various workshops to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Porcelain is the focal point of his personal collections. 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