AS Gallery- Agapi Smpokou contemporary jewellery and art is presenting the solo art painting exhibition of Mathew Halpin, ‘Babushka’s adventures’. The opening of the exhibition is on Friday April 27 2018 at 19:30.
Mathew's current exhibition at AS Gallery is a retrospective look at the Babushka paintings he made while living in Tallinn, Estonia. In a world where making a living from selling art is difficult he turned to the subject of souvenir as an art form. The Babushkas are painted with the theme of his experiences living in an ex Soviet country and visiting Russia. As an Australian the artist was brought up to expect Russia to be a villain. On experiencing the truth he found that the Russian culture is very diverse and full of interesting topics.
This exhibition is a reproduction of previous works that were never exhibited together.
The entrance is free for the public.
As about Mathew:
Mathew is a visual artist and qualified theatre set and costume designer. In his theatre work he has designed for opera, dance, drama and film. Over the last thirteen years he has been living in various European cities including London, Tallinn and now Heraklion. Mathew's painting themes tend to look at serious local and global issues but done in a humorous way. Mathew's work has appeared three times on the cover of 'Athens Voice' magazine and in 2012 he was featured in the local documentary, 'Cretativity' by director Manolis Kritsotakis. Currently Mathew is the visionary behind, 'The Lakkos Project'. The project involves the community working with the Municipality to bring back value and art to Heraklion's most neglected area. He also runs a small artists residency in Heraklion.
The exhibition will last until 2th of June 2018 and the entrance is free for the public
Opening hours:
Thuesday & Wednesday: 10:00-15:00
Thursday & Friday: 13:30-21:00
Saturday 10:00-15:00
AS GALLERY- Agapi Smpokou contemporary jewellery and art
Psaromilingon 9, Center of Heraklion
Tel: 2814 003486