Yorgos Kypris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yorgos Kypris
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1954(1954-03-11)
Age	70
Birthplace	Nicosia
Country	Cyprus
Birth City	Nicosia District
Horoscope	Pisces

Yorgos Kypris Biography

Yorgos Kypris is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on March 11, 1954 in Nicosia, Nicosia District, Cyprus.

Yorgos Kypris is the second of three sons, born of Greek Cypriot parents. Kypris moved from Cyprus to Athens, Greece at the age of thirteen. There he attended the Sarafianos School of Art, where he studied drawing and painting. Between 1975 and 1979 he studied at the Istituto Statale d’ Arte per la Ceramica, Faenza, Italy. During his studies in Italy he worked with the Italian sculptor Domenico Matteuci and Greek sculptor Panos Tsolakos. In 1980 he returned to Athens to establish “Studio 71” alongside ceramic artist Antonella Toschi where they produced design objects and sculptures. In 1990, he abandoned ceramics and he expands by experimenting with new art forms and materials such as metals, foam, plastic, castings and installations. In 1985 he married to Antonella Toschi. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.

Kypris’ solo exhibitions include: Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus (1982), “Fish Conditions”, 7 Gallery, Athens, Greece (1995), Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus (1996,1998,2004,2010), Cultural Centrum Covalenco, Heldrop, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2000), Art forum Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (2001), Krisal Galerie, Genève, Switzerland (2001), Lovi Visual Art Gallery, Newtown, USA (2003), Scala Art Gallery, Mykonos, Greece (2009,2011,2013), Technochoros Art Gallery, Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey (2012), The House of Cyprus Foundation, Athens, Greece (2016).

Yorgos Kypris Net Worth

Yorgos Kypris is one of the richest from Cyprus. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yorgos Kypris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yorgos Kypris (Greek: Γιώργος Κυπρής ), born 1954, is a Cypriot sculptor who lives and works between Athens and Santorini in Greece. He continues to take part in numerous solo and group exhibitions, commissions work, designs jewelry and permanently exhibits his work through MATI, his personal art gallery. His work has been published in a number of books, articles and magazines. His best known works include the “Entrapped Fish” installation, at the Lobby of the World Bank Building, Washington D.C., commissioned in 1997, the “Gate of Knowledge” – a sculptural steel gate, erected in 1998 in the yard of St. Paul High school, Pafos, Cyprus, the body of works “Fish” (1993-), the “Parallel Notions” body of works (2001) and the “Observers”, an installation of four sited figures on poles, 4,5m high each, commissioned (2002) at Fabrica Commercial Center, Fira, Santorini, Greece.

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In January 2016 he launched this series of works named “Iconoclastic Exercises” in a solo exhibition of the same title which was held in The House of Cyprus in Athens. Praise for the show is found in the text for the exhibition written by philosopher Dionyssis Tzarellas and in numerous articles in Greek magazines and newspapers such as LIFO, Ethnos, Kathimerini, To Vima and Proto Thema.

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Jean-Claude Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cyprus. Yorgos Kypris celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

The “Fish” series is the artist’s most continuous work as well as the largest in volume. It is an ongoing body of works since 1993. Kypris is interested in showing the cruelty of the human race by illuminating (highlighting) our sovereignty on other forms of life. He mainly presents fish as victims of the feeding and preservation needs of human kind. Consequently he attempts to bring forward issues regarding the ecological impact of man on nature.