ANTONAKOS Stephen

He is self-taught and has practiced painting from a young age. From the end of the Forties, he also practices collage. From the Fifties, he creates constructions and assemblages from every day, discarded materials, cloth etc. In the early Sixties he introduces the neon light into his work, while in the mid-sixties he begins to experiment with neon by also designing site- specific, large-scale installations.  In the mid-eighties, influenced by his frequent visits in Greece, his work has references in byzantine tradition and art.  He has presented his work in many solo and group exhibitions both in Greece and abroad.