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