Tony Maridakis
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American, born 1961
Projects/Portfolios
On Water and Dreams
Introduction
I often sit at the edge of the ocean, where three of the elements meet, and wonder how the fourth element came to burn in me. My work is a reverie inspired by that wonder.
I focus on aspects of nature, aspects of a seascape, through the use of long exposure and framing. Time is drawn out in the long exposures, and is placed in dialog with substance. I then place my images in a dialog with one another. The calmness of the sea is juxtaposed with the turbulence of a mighty wave…the same body of water moving from one state to another, from calm to tempest to calm again. I am fascinated by phenomena that persist, phenomena that have preceded us by eons and will continue long after our departure. It is easy for me to get lost in the great expanse of eternity and feel insignificant. Yet by focusing my work on the vastness of the ocean and the relentless rhythms of nature, I connect with the world in a profound way.
Modern Ruins
KLÖN Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
ZK Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
On Water and Dreams Catalog, Tony Maridakis, MagCloud, San Francisco, 2015
Artist Tony Maridakis (b. August 15, 1961) received a Post-Baccalaureate degree with Distinction in Visual Arts from UC Berkeley Extension in 2010, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2013. At SFAI, Tony studied with renowned photographers, Linda Connor, Henry Wessel, John Priola, Debra Bloomfield, Reagan Louie and Sean McFarland. He has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including: the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Photo 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and La Maison des Remparts in Saignon, France; Modern Book Gallery, the Jewish Contemporary Museum, Thoreau Gallery, and RayKo Gallery in San Francisco, Google Headquarters in Mountain View and Scope International Contemporary Art Show in Miami Beach.
Tony’s work is inspired by his fascination with nature and its phenomena. Through the use of long exposure photography he reveals aspects of the world not seen by the naked eye. Tony produces images that are visually engaging and often produce a vibrant tranquility. The subtleties of his images belie an almost musical complexity that opens as the images are more completely contemplated. The images set in motion a dialog exploring everyday phenomenon over the vastness of time and space.
Tony is represented by Klön Studien in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, and ZK Gallery in San Francisco. Tony currently lives and works in San Francisco, California and has dual Greek and United States Citizenship.
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