b. | thisismybworld studio

Born in 1982, he lives and works in Athens as a street artist. Started doing graffiti in 1996, studied architecture at the University of Thessaly U.TH., where he graduated in 2009. His work has been presented internationally in numerous exhibitions, festivals and special commisions.

In his studio “thisismybworld”, he works in a wide spectrum of projects from painting and illustration to urban installations and sculpting, while at the same time he travels and paints walls in cities all over the world. He works in the language of things consumed and discarded – from his subject matter to his chosen canvases. b. adorns crumbling and deteriorating city walls with Christmas trees, corporate logos, birthday cakes, religious insignias and other recognizable images with a certain degree of value. His playful images capture the world we’ve created, patched together from a random assortment of unassuming yet visually compelling objects.

He has represented Greece at the 13th Biennale of Architecture in Venice, has exhibited works at the Benaki Museum, the DESTE Foundation and at Art Athina in 2013-14 and 2018. He has made murals, projects and exhibitions in Miami, New York, London, Beijing, Tokyo, Osaka, Dubai, Rio De Janeiro, Cape Verde and more.

Exhibitions

2019

LIFE, solo show, Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens

2018

Project KUBARAS, group show, Benaki Museum Shop

Zurbaran Athens, commissioned works, curated by Allouche Benias Gallery

SOS, Space Occupied Space, special project and publication, private collection

2017

S-Fest Festival, urban project, Baia das Gatas, Cape Verde

Life is Beautiful Festival, urban project, Las Vegas

Girls of Summer, group exhibition, Allouche Gallery, New York

Public Art Festival, urban project, Athens

Generation of the 90’s, group exhibition, Athens

2016

Southpark20, ComicCon, San Diego

A Wall For The Refugees, mural, Heraklion

2015

Surface By Soren Solkaer: Portaits And Paintings Of And By Street Artists, group show, Allouche Gallery, New York

Corrupted Luxury, solo show, Allouche Gallery, New York

The Armory Show, The Breeder Gallery booth, New York

2014

Inaugural Group Show, Allouche Gallery, New York

International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Platform Project, curated by Andreas Fakis, Studio4 Booth, Athens

Exhibit Z, group show, Library Street Collective, Detroit

2013

Intermission, group show, Studio 123, Athens

The Z, mural, curated by Library Street Collective, Detroit

Remap4- KM, Dialogue Project, mural, curated by Stigma Lab, Kerameikos, Athens

Tetrapolis 2013, mural, Kea island Cultural Festival, curated by Stigma Lab, Kea, Greece

International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Platform Project, curated by Artemis Potamianou, Stigma Lab Booth, Athens

GO!SHOP, Art Wynwood Fair, curated by Meghan Coleman, Miami

2012

Common Ground, 13th International Biennale of Architecture, “Made In Athens”, mural, curated by Panos Dragonas & Anna Skiada, Venice

Streets Of The World, group show, Opera Gallery, New York

The Newspaper Show, group show, Breeder Gallery, Athens

Still Roasted, group show, StigmaLab, Athens

G.N.A.T., group show, K-art Gallery, curated by Andreas Fakis, Athens

Making Faces, group show, Opera Gallery, New York

2011
The Street Art Show, group show, Opera Gallery, London

Wynwood Walls, mural, curated by Meghan Coleman, Jeffrey Deitch and Goldman Properties, Miami

2010
Lifo Illustration, curated by Marina Fokidi, Benaki Museum, Athens

b.Friends in the sky + b.friends on the wall, inflatables & mural, curated by ArtComplex, Osaka

2009

Missing Text, solo show, Fizz Gallery, curated in collaboration with The Breeder, Athens
Krotexafriozo , Metropolis, curated by The Breeder, Athens

A Homage to Ai Weiwei & Francis Bacon, A.R.T. Builbing Site, curated by Johnie Walker, Tokyo

2008

Labyrinths, curated by Babel Comics Magazine, 798 Art District, Bejing
Let’ draw trees,public installation, curator & participant, Green Design Festival, Athens
13, Comics Festival, Technopolis Gkazi, Athens

2007
Art Athina, curated by Nadia Argiropoulou, Hellexpo, Athens,

‘Everyday Stories’, curated by Artemis Potamianou, Hellenic-American Union, Athens

2006
All that remains is future, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou , Cultural Capital of Europe, Patra
Anathena, curated by Marina Fokidi and Marina Gioti, DESTE Foundation, Athens

Special projects and Commissions

2008
Judge, Lord of the streets, International Graffiti Festival, organised by Red Bull, Dubai

2007
Special Commission, Baby Grand Art Hotel, Athens

Bibliography:
‘thisismybworld’, 2007, 80 pages, hardcover , Streetwork in Athens and Berlin 2002-2007, and illustrations, sponsored by: Carhartt and RedBull, publised by Futura / The Breeder