Christoforos Asimis

Christoforos
Asimis

Christoforos Asimis is internationally acclaimed as “the painter of Santorini”. The high aesthetic value of his paintings reveals the originality of his vision while since the beginning of his career he has dedicated himself exclusively to proudly representing his place of birth.

He was born and raised in Santorini. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and returned to Santorini to express his creative obsession and the sensibilities awakened in him by the Santorinean light and landscape. His signature is synonymous to the uniqueness of his depictions of the island, and this is why he is known as “the painter of Santorini”.

Indeed, he is the only painter who has dedicated himself exclusively to the island’s natural beauty. His focus on natural light in the landscapes he has been painting for 45 years has even inspired a “school” all of his own due to the unparalleled manner in which he captures the light of the Cyclades and records the shapes and figures of the very particular type of architecture encountered on Santorini. He is internationally recognized as one of the top landscape painters in Greece, and his work has found its way into a number of private collections both in Greece and abroad. 

 The artist also decorated the entire interior of Santorini’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral at Fira, a challenging task which took 7 years to complete, as the Cathedral is the main place of worship on the island and its sheer size is daunting. Christophoros composed a series of frescoes which take up the entirety of the church’s indoor space and are deemed to be exquisite specimens of Byzantine art.

 At the AK Art Foundation you will have the opportunity to view some of the most characteristic examples of different periods in Christophoros Asimis’ life as a visual artist.

AK Galleries Exhibitions

    • The view of Santorini as seen at dusk from a high location, painted as an oil canvas by contemporary greek artist, Christoforos Asimis
    Fira Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70x50cm
    1990
    • Greek canvas painting by contemporary greek artist seen in Asimis art gallery of the sea view as seen from a leveled terrace overlooking the blue waters of Santorini
    Santorini Wall
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    95x67cm
    1990
    • Greek canvas painting by contemporary greek artist seen in Asimis art gallery of Santorini architecture from a lower leveled view
    Blue Margin Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    100x100cm
    1991
    • Greek oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist, of a high view of Santorini architecture meeting the blue waters, using dark shaded paint streaks
    Firostefani Village Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    100x70cm
    1993
    • Greek oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist of the entrance of a church in Santorini island, found in the greek art gallery, Asimis
    Little Church Karterados Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    100x70cm
    1994
    • Greek canvas painting by contemporary greek artist of the dome of a cycladic church on the island of Santorini, seen in Asimis art gallery
    Dome Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    67 x 95 cm
    1998
    • Greek canvas painting by contemporary greek artist, of a cycladic step with detailed paint streaks emphasizing the architectural form
    Step Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    25 x 35 cm
    1998
    • Greek oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist, of the Santorini view painted with dark streaks giving the blurred effect
    Fira Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    100x70cm
    1999
    • Greek oil panting by famous contemporary greek artist of traditional building in Santorini painted with delicate streaks as seen from a high focal point
    Akrotiri Santorini, Color in Grey Environment
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70 x 100 cm
    2000
    • Greek canvas oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist Christoforos Asimis of the architecture found in Santorini, using the effect of a gray backround
    Fira Santorini, Color in Grey Environment
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70 x 100 cm
    2000
    • Greek canvas art of two buildings, painted through a close up angle, showing the egded and rounded details of Santorini architecture
    Embossed Wall Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    35 x 50 cm
    2000
    • Greek canvas art painting of clustered Santorini buildings overlooking the blue waters meeting santorini caldera, painted by famous Greek artist Christoforos Asimis
    Caldera Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70x100cm
    2000
    • AK-Art-Gallery-Christoforos-Asimis-canvas-painting-terraced-area-grey-blurred-effect-santorini
    Embossed Wall Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    35 x 50 cm
    2000
    • Greek canvas art of natural light washing a tradionally built wall, by contemporary Greek artist Christofors Asimis, whose Greek art gallery is located in Santorini
    Natural Light Wall Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    35 x 50 cm
    2000
    • Greek oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist of traditional Santorini architecture mixing into the endless blue cycladic skies
    Oia Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    100x70cm
    2001
    • Greek canvas oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist of the architecture found in Santorini, mainly focusing on clean white streaks and the transparency of light.
    Oia Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70x50cm
    2002
    • Greek canvas oil painting by famous contemporary greek artist of the architecture found in Santorini, mainly focusing on clean white streaks against the blue sky and shadows
    Street at Kontochori Village Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70x50cm
    2002
    • Canvas oil painting, seen in a greek art gallery in Santorini, of a famous contemporary artist, of white building in Santorini overlooking the aegean sea
    Oia Santorini
    Christoforos Asimis
    Oil on Canvas
    70x50cm
    2002