Orestis Kyrtsis

Solo Exhibition May 2026

Gallery Chryssothemis invites you to the solo painting exhibition

of Orestis P. Kyrtsis

«Telephonic Unconscious II»

Opening day: Friday 15 May 2026, 18:00-22:00

Open to the public until Saturday the 6th of June 2026

The painter notes about his work:

The “Telephonic Unconscious” are living cells, reproducing through automatic writing of associations that become symbolised. They emerge amid non-creative occupations—such as telephone conversations—and require neutral time in order to mature. Despite their repetitive, “trademark” self-referential signals, they progressively acquire the character of a mapping not only of personal but also of collective neuroses. With the contribution of the unconscious licence of dreams, yet at the same time with an uncompromising materialism, they construct the contradiction of a surreal landscape with miraculous extensions, woven, nevertheless, from real materials.

The works are perpetually at risk of slipping away from the initially agreed convention of unconscious automatism that governs them, and of ultimately being defined by the intervention of aesthetic judgement—something that is already beginning to occur here. They nevertheless demand to remain sincere and untainted—perhaps having matured into a form of self-awareness they have themselves attained.

Βiography:

Orestis P. Kyrtsis is an artist, graduate of the Athens School of Fine Arts with postgraduate studies in advertising and visual communication. Professionally he deals with the applied fine arts and the internet. His visual creation is inspired mainly by industrial themes. His works adorn two KAFAO electrical boxes in the Municipality of Athens. He has participated in the “ASFA Platforms Project” exhibition in 2019 and his first solo exhibition “Telephone Unconscious” was in June 2023 in Gallery Chryssothemis. He teaches art to children and adults, while also being involved in public affairs - with a focus on cultural issues. He is also engaged in poetry with periodical publications in print and electronic media as well as in literary publications. Personal website: www.opk.gr