Christos J. Palios

Christos J. Palios - Men's Smoking Lounge, United Palace, 2021, Printed After

2021

I was raised as a first-generation Greek-American, a son of immigrants. These two distinct and fascinating cultures forged my personal perspectives. Socioeconomics, cultural diversit...

Title: Mark Hellinger Theatre Auditorium, New York City I was raised as a first-generation Greek-American, a son of immigrants. These two distinct and fascinating cultures forged my...

Title: Grand Lobby, Stanley Theatre, Utica, New York I was raised as a first-generation Greek-American, a son of immigrants. These two distinct and fascinating cultures forged my pe...

Title: Grand Lobby, United Palace Theatre, New York City I was raised as a first-generation Greek-American, a son of immigrants. These two distinct and fascinating cultures forged m...

Epic scale photograph of mesmerizing baroque details in a long forgotten architectural masterpiece discovered in Mediterranean Sicily, Italy Hallelujah by Frank Schott 66 x 59 inch...

mesmerizing baroque details in a long forgotten Mediterranean architecture masterpiece discovered in baroque Sicily, Italy 50 x 44 inches /...

large format photograph of iconic zeppelin in aircraft hangar Zeppelin by Christian Stoll ( framed ) "Modern Gallery Frameless" 48 x 69 inches (122c...

Large scale original photograph from Erik Pawassar's body of works 'Persephone', a series of environmental still-life photographs of timeless palimpsest impressions 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 24 x 19 inches (61 x 48cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on certificate label ____________________________ Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian Salgado, Raghubir Singh...