2011–2026

Selected Paintings

2011–2026

Over the past fifteen years, Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis has created a body of work rich in symbolism and existential depth, a mature and powerful synthesis of his lifelong artistic journey.

Martyrology I (Μαρτυρολόγιο Ι), 2024. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting the Crucifixion with symbolic human figures, exploring sacrifice, martyrdom, faith and the human condition.
Μαρτυρολόγιο I (Martyrology I), 2024
oil on linen, 85 × 100 cm
Cry (Κραυγή), 2017. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a black raven over a reclining human figure in a symbolic composition exploring mortality, grief, fear and the fragility of human existence.
Κραυγή (Cry), 2017
oil on linen, 95 × 105 cm
Tragedy (Τραγωδία), 2016. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a bound central human figure surrounded by symbolic faces, exploring suffering, captivity, sacrifice and the human condition.
Τραγωδία (Tragedy), 2016
oil on linen, 130 × 120 cm
Tragedy B (Τραγωδία Β), 2016. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a suspended human figure above a crowd of faces and a foreground body, exploring sacrifice, collective suffering, mortality and the human condition.
Τραγωδία Β (Tragedy B), 2016
oil on linen, 140 × 140 cm
Tragedy C (Τραγωδία Γ), 2016. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting three suspended human figures, a black raven and anonymous faces, exploring sacrifice, collective memory, mortality and the fragile condition of humanity.
Τραγωδία Γ (Tragedy C), 2016
oil on linen, 140 × 140 cm
The Song of Escape (Το Τραγούδι της Φυγής), 2016. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a seated woman, a fallen human figure and a black raven, symbolizing grief, exile, memory, loss and the search for hope amid human suffering.
Το Τραγούδι της Φυγής (The Song of Escape), 2016
oil on linen, 140 × 140 cm
Prometheuses' Places (Προμηθέειοι Τόποι), 2013. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis portraying intertwined human figures inspired by the myth of Prometheus, exploring sacrifice, suffering, resilience, redemption and the enduring struggle for human dignity.
Προμηθέων Τόποι (Prometheuses’ Places), 2013
oil on linen, 95 × 105 cm
Shadow of Death (Σκιά Θανάτου), 2013. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a vulnerable human body confronted by a dark raven, symbolizing mortality, fear, the inevitability of death and the fragile boundary between life and the unknown.
Σκιά Θανάτου (Shadow of Death), 2013
oil on linen, 91 × 101 cm
Sky (Ουρανός), 2011. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a solitary seated human figure beneath a soaring bird, surrounded by silent witnesses, exploring freedom, mortality, inner reflection, memory and the search for spiritual transcendence.
Ουρανός (Sky), 2011
oil on linen, 157.5 × 177 cm
Tombstone (Επιτύμβιο), 2011. Oil on linen painting by Giorgos Pol. Ioannidis depicting a human figure surrounded by silent witnesses, birds and symbolic animals, exploring mortality, collective memory, spiritual transcendence and the mystery of the passage between life and death.
Επιτύμβιο (Tombstone), 2011
oil on linen, 157.5 × 177 cm

“He walks a solitary road and paints incessantly, in defiance of his era, decisively abandoning the protection of the established art world. His canvases are marked by a unique artistic and dramatic signature that carries the tradition of the Renaissance.”

“Digging into the darkness, his extraordinarily strong draftsmanship becomes inseparable from the dramatic themes, bringing to light fragments of life and mutilated human consciences.”

“Crosses soaked in the fresh blood of innocent heroes testify to the injustice and destructive instinct that dominate global human society.”

Giulio Guardi
Art Historian · Rome · 2013
Τα τελευταία δεκαπέντε χρόνια, ο Γιώργος Πολ. Ιωαννίδης έχει δημιουργήσει ένα σώμα έργου πλούσιο σε συμβολισμό και υπαρξιακό βάθος, μια ώριμη και ισχυρή σύνθεση της μακρόχρονης καλλιτεχνικής του διαδρομής.

«Ακολουθεί έναν μοναχικό δρόμο και ζωγραφίζει ακατάπαυστα, σε πείσμα της εποχής του, εγκαταλείποντας οριστικά την προστασία του κατεστημένου της τέχνης. Οι πίνακές του σφραγίζονται με μοναδική καλλιτεχνική, δραματική υπογραφή, που φέρει την παράδοση της Αναγέννησης.»

«Σκάβοντας μέσα στο σκοτάδι, το εξαιρετικά δυνατό του σχέδιο γίνεται αλληλέγγυο της δραματικής θεματογραφίας, ανεβάζοντας στο φως τα σπαράγματα ζωής και τις ακρωτηριασμένες ανθρώπινες συνειδήσεις.»

«Σταυροί βυθισμένοι στο νωπό αίμα αθώων ηρώων, μαρτυρούν την αδικία και το ένστικτο καταστροφής που κυριαρχεί στην παγκόσμια κοινωνία των ανθρώπων.»

Giulio Guardi
Ιστορικός Τέχνης · Ρώμη · 2013