Artist Statement - Step by Step

I opened the door
and it was already begun one journey of wonder,
that release what lives inside our being

Now, before, after. The space, the time, the beauty

to wake up the memory of creativity.
and to follow the golden steps

- Konstantinos Zannetos, 2009

Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1981, Konstantinos Zannetos attended painting lessons from an early age. In 2002, Zannetos began formal studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Professor Zacharias Arvantis and graduated cum laude in 2007. Soon after graduating, Zannetos' scenography experience and talent was visible by several curators, and he was offered solo exhibitions to explore his interest in flight-of-the-imagination theatrical scenery. His first scenography work in theater brought fantasy to life in the production The Life and Work of Toulouse Lautrec - The Fantasy of Cine, directed by Cristophoros Christofis.

Many of Konstantinos Zannetos' paintings can be found in private collections in Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Austria, France, and the USA. He has exhibited at the Cyprus House, New York City (2008, The Aerides Gallery, Athens, Greece (2008); Little Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland (2008); The Lanitis Foundation, Linassol, Cyprus (2009); and in 2009, won second place at the Champis Tsaggaris Foundation for graphics. Zannetos' paintings, much like the world of ancient Greek mythology, employ allegoric characters in theatrical scenes, creating unique atmospheres that transcend time and place. His artwork can be characterized as a combination of mathematics and poetry; a research of the relationship between movement, space, and time.

Konstantinos Zannetos - gallery portfolio (coming soon)
Konstantinos Zannetos - NEO magazine (May 2008; .pdf, 232k)