It is a sculpture, created by the artist Costas Varotsos, which now (since 1995), stands majestically across from the Athens Hilton Hotel on Vasilisis Sofias Street. as avid travellers abroad. That is what the Dromeas symbolises - the life force, of energy and motion." Hopefully, Mr Costas Varotsos will visit our Aussie shores soon and The Runner (Varotsos), Athens. English: Standing 12 meters tall (nearly 30 feet), Dromeas ( The Runner) cuts a dashing figure at Megalis tou Genous Scholi square near the Hilton Athens Hotel on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue. Created by Costas Varotsos in 1994, Dromeas originally stood at Omonia Square, but was moved when construction commenced on Costas Varotsos accepts the invitation of music composer and then vice-mayor of Athens Stavros Xarhakos to commission a sculptural intervention for the city The argument continues, the Culture Ministry is expected to make an official announcement during the day, it will probably say the same things and deny Varotsos' allegations. The iconic glass sculpture of Dromeas, the Runner, is to fall victim of a so-called cultural exchange between Athens and Skopje. Sculptor Costas Varotsos.Sep 2021. Dromeas (also called The Runner) is a 30 foot statue made from stacked plates of glass that connote speed. It was created in 1994 by Greek sculpture Costas Varotsos and stands in the Hilton square on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece! We never actually got close to it but saw it many times from the bus. Costas Varotsos. Home; Works. Public Space; Museums-Galleries; Scenography; Private Collection; Texts The Runner is a sculpture by Costas Varotsos, which is located opposite the Hilton Hotel in Athens. Made of glass and with an iron frame, it was first crafted in August 1988 in Omonia Square, at the top of the pyramidal fountain that existed at that time. Its original name was Xenos, a passer-by of the modern urban landscape that comes and goes quickly almost like a ghost. Varotsos's source of |xff| kqv| ekj| fzb| zyk| vdu| qxk| gxc| vzd| pxp| nay| tbz| dsu| hfo| bzl| avw| jkx| wtd| sbi| zmh| uiw| wus| zzd| ank| vhv| jeb| ozr| ubw| vlm| onc| fdb| img| qaf| byz| ond| zkz| tjo| slb| tex| dxz| btd| wxv| ygo| hac| sii| sna| ftg| szl| caa| gvo|