Painting exhibition by Maria Hadjitofi

Maria Hadjitophi-Charitonidi was born in occupied Lyssi. She studied at the Stroganov Institute of Applied Arts in Moscow 1975-80. She is an Art professor in Secondary Education. Solo exhibitions 1997 - “Women Figures Throughout Time” Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus | 2001 - “Ichthiographies”, Opus 39 Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus | 2003 - “Memories”, Kivotos Gallery, Athens, Greece | 2007 - “The Return”, Opus 39 Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus and 2012 - “Weaving on the Loom of Memories with the Threads of Recollection”, Opus 39 Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus. Ιn 2011 she participated in the exhibition “The Object: Stories and Representations” Cypriot Artists born between 1949 and 1964, Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation in Limassol.

A few words…
The needle pierces the heart and then the canvas. The brush collects colours from the cob-webbed arches and the fear of the scarecrows of war. Giorgos Charitonides

Childhood flashbacks recur as the "eternal return" of the artist herself, drowned in sorrow of a generation wounded by war and the “refugee” experience without any emotional upheaval and useless anectodal elements. On the contrary, the artist places soul landscapes in a distanced fashion onto an item that becomes a vehicle, pretext for conveying many interpretations. Andri Michail, Art Historian

The exhibition will be opened by Dorita Voskaridou, Researcher, Writer,
on Monday 22 October 2012, at 7.30 p.m.

Opening Hours
Monday: 17:00-20:00
Tuesday - Friday: 10:30-12:30 & 17:00-20:00
Saturday: 10:30-12:30