Ariana Papademetropoulos
Untitled, 2019
Oil on canvas
108 x 78 inches (274.3 x 198.1 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Courtesy the artist
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Even the stars in the sky are a mess, 2019
Oil on canvas
98 3/8 x 78 3/4 inches (250 x 200 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Courtesy the artist
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Curse of the Boys with Butterfly Tattoos, 2020
Oil on canvas
84 x 108 1/2 inches (213.4 x 275.6 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Photo by Flying Studio; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Espulsione dalla discoteca, 2020
Oil on canvas
90 x 120 inches (228.6 x 304.8 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Photo by Flying Studio; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ariana Papademetropoulos
The Shadow of Clouds, 2020
Oil on canvas
84 x 120 inches (213.4 x 304.8 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Photo by Flying Studio; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ariana Papademetropoulos
hunting for butterflies, 2019
Oil on canvas
78 3/4 x 98 3/8 inches (200 x 250 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Courtesy the artist
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Glass Slipper, 2018
Oil on canvas
84 x 60 inches
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Courtesy the artist
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Echoes of Nature Boy, 2019
Oil on canvas
84 x 105 inches (213.4 x 266.7 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Courtesy the artist
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Spying on Zeus was never a good idea, 2020
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Photo by Argenis Apolinario; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Death of a Mermaid, 2020
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© Ariana Papademetropoulos; Photo by Argenis Apolinario; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Gallery
Ariana Papademetropoulos (b. 1990, Los Angeles, California) received her BFA from the California Institute of Arts in 2012 and has studied at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. Known primarily as a painter, her visual practice ranges to encompass sculpture and film.
Papademetropoulos’ work explores a variety of themes ranging from mythology and femininity to archetypes of Jungian psychology. Art historical references from Medieval or Renaissance eras often appear in her paintings; Papademetropoulos reinterprets traditional iconography and symbolism as she incorporates them into her own contemporary narratives. Rooted in hyperrealism and illusion, Papademetropoulos' paintings collapse realities into surreal tableaux, portals to fantastical scenes.
Papademetropoulos’ work has been exhibited in the US and in different locations internationally, including at Vito Schnabel Gallery, New York, NY; Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France; Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Germany; and Gagosian Gallery.
