The Empty Space You Left Behind, & Others
Paul Anagnostopoulos is a New York City based painter who graduated from NYU with a BFA in 2013.
"These paintings are heavily inspired by the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Delphi was the holiest place in ancient Greece. It was where the Oracle made her predictions and also the site of the Pythian Games, a precursor to the modern olympics. Along the mountain path were the many treasuries and offerings to the gods. These works share this same notion of honor and devotion, performing multiple layers of competition: the strongest heroes, the richest cities, the most exuberant tributes- the best of the best march their way up this holy mountainside in a display of ritualized adoration. With nods to the same motifs of excess, kitsch, and camp often found in ancient displays of worship, this series serves as a contemporary temple devoted to the celebration of queer intimacy, history, and life."
This Empty Space You Left Behind
2019, acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
Started Out With A Kiss
2019, acrylic and oil on canvas, 18 x 36 inches
Taste The Fruit Of Me
2019, acrylic on wood panel, 8 x 9 inches
Touch My Cheek Before You Leave Me
2019, acrylic and oil on canvas, diptych 24 x 18 inches each
We Can Be Us
2019, acrylic and oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
Drown In My Desire For You
2019, acrylic and oil on wood panel, diptych top: 10.25 x 12 inches, bottom: 20.75 x 24 inches