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Greek poet, art critic and art historian
Eleni Vakalo |
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Born | 1921
Constantinople |
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Died | 2001 (aged 79–80) |
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Nationality | Greek |
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Occupation(s) | Poet, art critic, art historian |
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Spouse | George Vakalo |
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Eleni Vakalo (
Greek: Ελένη Βακαλό; 1921–2001) was a
Greek poet, art critic and art historian.
Biography
Eleni Vakalo,
née Stavrinou, was born in 1921, in
Constantinople, and in
1922 her parents moved to
Athens.
[1] She studied
archaeology at the
University of Athens (1940–45) and
art history at
Sorbonne (1948). In 1944 she married the painter
George Vakalo (1902–1991).
[2]
Awards
Bibliography
Poetry
- Theme and Variations (Θέμα και Παραλλαγές), Athens, Icaros, 1945
- Recollections from a nightmarish city (Αναμνήσεις από μια εφιαλτική πολιτεία), Athens, 1948
- In the form of theorems (Στη μορφή των θεωρημάτων), Athens, 1951
- The Forest (Το Δάσος), Athens, Karavia, 1954
- Mural (Τοιχογραφία), Athens, The Friends of Literature, 1956
- Age's diary (Ημερολόγιο της ηλικίας), Athens, Diphros, 1958
- Description of the body (Περιγραφή του σώματος), Athens, Diphros, 1959
- The Concept of blind people (Η Έννοια των τυφλών), Athens, 1962
- The Way of being in danger (Ο Τρόπος να Κινδυνεύομε), Athens, 1966
- Genealogy/Γενεαλογία (Greek-English edition, English translation by Paul Merchant), The Rougemont Press, 1971
- Of the World (Του Κόσμου), Athens, Kedros, 1978
- The foolishness of Ma Rodalina (Οι παλάβρες της Κυρά-Ροδαλίνας), Athens, Ypsilon, 1984
- Events and Stories of Ma Rodalina (Γεγονότα και Ιστορίες της Κυρά-Ροδαλίνας), Athens, 1990
- The Other Face of the Thing. Poetry 1954–1994 (Το Άλλο του Πράγματος. Ποίηση 1954–1994), Athens, Nepheli, 1995
- Selected poems (Επιλεγόμενα), Athens, Nepheli, 1997
Art theory
- Introduction to Topics of Painting (Εισαγωγή σε Θέματα Ζωγραφικής), Athens, Athens School of Fine Arts, 1960
- 12 Lectures on Modern Art (12 Μαθήματα για τη Σύγχρονη Τέχνη), Athens, "Hour", Centre of Art and Culture, 1973
- The Concept of Forms. Reading Art (Η Έννοια των Μορφών. Ανάγνωση της Τέχνης), Athens, "Hour", Centre of Art and Culture, 1979
- The Face of Post-War Art in Greece (Η Φυσιογνωμία της Μεταπολεμικής Τέχνης στην Ελλάδα, in four volumes), Athens, Kedros, 1980–84
- From the Viewer's Side. Essays (Από την Πλευρά του Θεατή. Δοκίμια), Athens, Kedros, 1989
- Giorgos Vakalo. The charm of writing. (Γιώργος Βακαλό. Το θέλγητρο της γραφής), Athens, "New Forms" Gallery, 1994
- Visual Arts Criticism (1950–1974) (Κριτική Εικαστικών Τεχνών (1950–1974), in two volumes), Athens, Kedros, 1996
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