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Νέο εικαστικό project με τίτλο "(A)political" (περιοδικό Χάρτης, #56). |
Kon Markogiannis is an experimental photographer, collage artist, philosophical poet, independent researcher and spiritual seeker with an interest in gnostic themes such as death, mortality, the human condition, the exploration of the psyche and the evolution of consciousness.
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Featured in the "(Re)Collections" online
group exhibition curated by Jennifer Murray. https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/online-exhibitions/recollections-june-2023 |
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Der Greif, award-winning contemporary photography organization, celebrates a
milestone, the first 15 years since its
foundation. For this occasion, photographers are invited to investigate the
theme "Past & Present", focusing on how image-making has changed its features and
challenges in these past 15 years. Among many wonderful artists, you can also
find one of my images. https://dergreif.org/event/past-and-present-weekend-at-pinakothek-der-moderne/ |
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Συμμετοχή του
Κωνσταντίνου Μαρκογιάννη στο βιβλίο «Ο χρόνος που περνά και χάνεται» από
τις Εκδόσεις Παρέμβαση. Οι διακόσιες σαράντα συμμετοχές που περικλείονται
αφορούν ποιήματα, διηγήματα και φωτογραφίες, παρουσιάζοντας την ξεχωριστή ματιά
καθενός από τους δημιουργούς αναφορικά με την επίδραση του χρόνου και τα
σημάδια που αφήνει στις ζωές μας. https://paremvasiculture.mysite-now.com/nea/oxronospoypernakaixanetaisyllogikiekdosi
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10 Questions with Kon
Markogiannis https://www.altiba9.com/artist-interviews/kon-markogiannis-experimental-photography-index |
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Featured in Pensive,
a global journal of spirituality and the arts. https://pensivejournal.com/issues/issue-6/ |
“I don’t have any politics. I’m an observer".
-Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary Madness
(A)political is a series of collages informed and inspired by the anti-war photomontages of John Heartfield and Peter Kennard, Soviet Constructivist propaganda posters, punk rock and black metal artwork, Dadaist graphic design, and contemporary political artists such as Jamie Reid and Barbara Kruger. It comments upon issues such as inequality, greed, power abuse, fascism, racism, human rights, activism, militarism, capitalism and the "new world order".
The work combines fragments of urban street posters with photographs found in second-hand books, journals and magazines. It portrays a dystopian reality where the prevailing mood is that of pessimism, continuous struggle and existential despair. Images of politicians, dictators, priests and religious leaders intertwine with pictures of suffering immigrants, crying children, angry protesters, anti-authoritarian rebels, insurrectional texts and anarcho-punk iconography. This clash of opposing elements gives birth to bleak palimpsests which reflect the various contrasting elements of a society that must be constantly prepared for the next protest, riot or war.
By contemplating the various layers of this visual study the beholder can distinguish an underlying need for creating a different kind
of socio-political model. With its harsh and crude imagery the project expresses
the overarching atmosphere of disillusionment with
electoral politics, state oppression, governmental and religious corruption,
police brutality, fake urban lifestyles, obsessive-compulsive consumer
habits and commodity society in general. If someone compares the artificiality and superficiality
of today's postmodern capitalist way of life with the brutal assault these collages
seem to unleash, they will realize that this is what the artist aims to
achieve: a "radical incision" in the public consciousness.
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Featured in the "Elemental" online group exhibition curated by
Donna Cosentino. https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/online-exhibitions/elemental-april-2023 |
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Featured in Contemporary Collage Magazine (issue 19). https://www.contemporarycollagemagazine.com/shop/p/issue-18-9r84r |
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Το Booktalks άνοιξε στο Παλαιό Φάληρο τον Δεκέμβριο του 2013 από την Κατερίνα Μαλακατέ και τον Άγη Αθανασιάδη. Μέσα σ’ αυτά τα χρόνια έγινε ένας κλασικός βιβλιοφιλικός χώρος για την πόλη της Αθήνας. Το Booktalks αποπνέει μια σπιτική ατμόσφαιρα και στόχος των ιδιοκτητών είναι να μην αποτελεί ένα απρόσωπο μαγαζί αλλά όποιος μπαίνει σ' αυτό να αισθάνεται σαν το σπίτι του. Εκτός
από βιβλιοπωλείο είναι και café, σημείο συνάντησης, διοργανώνει λέσχες
ανάγνωσης και εργαστήρια δημιουργικής γραφής. https://www.booktalks.gr/neoelliniki-logotexnia/neoelliniki-poiisi/ixni-fotos.html |
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Δύο ποιήματα του
Κωνσταντίνου Μαρκογιάννη στο "Γραφείον Ποιήσεως". https://www.culturebook.gr/nees-kyklofories/konstantinos-markogiannis-isos-o-thanatos.html |
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Featured in the
"Palimpsest" online group exhibition curated by Angel O'Brien. https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/online-exhibitions/palimpsest-february-2023 |
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Featured in the "Art of Illusion" online group
exhibition curated by Lisa Toboz. https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/online-exhibitions/art-of-illusion-january-2023 |
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Konstantinos Markogiannis featured in Artfacts, the world’s largest art database. https://artfacts.net/artist/konstantinos-markogiannis/866090/biography https://artfacts.net/exhibition/anthropause/1048228 https://artfacts.net/exhibition/public-domain/1047877 https://artfacts.net/exhibition/together-so-far-so-close/1048216 |
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Δύο ποιήματα του Κωνσταντίνου Μαρκογιάννη στο λογοτεχνικό περιοδικό Θευθ (σελ. 37-38, τεύχος 16, Δεκέμβριος 2022). https://www.romipublications.com/product-page/θευθ-τεύχος-16 |
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Two honorable mentions in the fine art category (Budapest International Foto Awards 2022) |
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17th Annual Black and White Spider Awards (Nominee)
https://www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/17th/professional/fine-art/nominees/262396 |
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ND Awards Honorable Mention in the Fine Art category. https://ndawards.net/winners-gallery/nd-awards-2022/professional/nudes/hm/16977/ |
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Divine Decay
featured in Float photo magazine. https://www.floatmagazine.us/portfolios/kon-markogiannis-divinedecay |
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A review of Angelic Flights is featured in Mοdern Haiku (vol. 53). https://www.modernhaiku.org/issue53-2/index.html |
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Η Αφροδίτη Σιβετίδου (καθηγήτρια ΑΠΘ-θεατρολόγος) γράφει για τον Κωνσταντίνο Μαρκογιάννη στο λογοτεχνικό περιοδικό Θευθ (σελ. 173-177, τεύχος 15, Ιούνιος 2022). https://www.romipublications.com/product-page/θευθ-τεύχος-15 https://www.politeianet.gr/magazines/periodika-theuth-teuchos-15-iounios-2022-338529 |