Eleni Kolaitou

Eleni Kolaitou

Eleni Kolaitou, a highly lauded Greek sculptor, consistently arouses the visitor’s aesthetic interest and awareness through her sophisticated creations in bronze, ceramic and gold. Also, in collaboration with Katonas Asimis, she contributed to the architectural design and creation of the AK Art Foundation.

In her sculptures, the classical forms meet modernism head on through a personal conception of plasticity and the harmonious marriage between different elements.

Eleni Kolaitou was born in Cephalonia.  She studied Sculpture and Ceramics on a scholarship at the Athens School of Fine Arts. Later, while seeking new artistic forms of expression, she delved into the techniques of creating metal jewelry. Selecting gold as a material of extraordinary properties, and utilizing the infinite range of colour afforded by precious stones, she is a jewelry maker famous for the finesse and timelessness of her works. 

In our days, it is a rare and unexpected pleasure to taste the fruits of the labour of a sculptor whose artistic perception is deeply rooted in sculpture’s classical principles, which infuse her work with true substance and meaning. Beyond the contemporary essence of her creations, Eleni Kolaitou demonstrates a profound understanding of the distinct elements present in her works and forges relationships of harmony between them. Her extensive experience has allowed her to develop her own codes, which are founded on the classical notions of plasticity and harmony in sculpture. Thus, the sculpted form acquires immense power and simplicity, and this is what renders the artist’s creations so imaginative; her insistence on enduring standards of proportionality. For this reason, her works illuminate a solid perception of the essence of things, as well as the priceless and classic nature of aesthetic beauty.

Her works grace collections around the world, and she is highly valued as a very important representative of the Greek fine arts. Her large scale creations are located at the AK Art Foundation exterior space, where the visitor can also enjoy her world-renowned 22-carat gold handmade jewelry collection. Each piece of this collection is an exclusive creation, designed and handcrafted individually by the artist herself.

AK Galleries Exhibitions

    • Abstract Bent Corpus Right Side
    • Abstract Bent Corpus Face
    • Abstract Bent Corpus Left Side
    Abstract Corpus Bent
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    xxx
    2015
    • Bronze sculpture of a bird , by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou, of the Greek art gallery, Asimis in Santorini
    Bird
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    38x16x14cm, Edition of 18
    2012
    • Bronze bird sculpture with intricate tale details, sculpted by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou, of Asimis art gallery
    Bird
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    19x10x7cm
    2013
    • Bronze sculptures of two birds, by Greek contemporary artist, Eleni Kolaitou
    Birds
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    38x16x14cm, Edition of 18
    2012
    • Three model boats, of different sizes with long bronze masts and clay base, produced by contemporary Greek artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery Asimis
    Boats
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    103x75x15cm/ 76x50x10cm/ 48x28x7cm
    2006
    • Gold butterfly broach with a long pointed tail, made by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery, AK in Santorini
    Butterfly
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Gold
    9x5cm
    2012
    • Gold butterfly broach with a long pointed tail, made by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery, AK in Santorini
    Butterfly
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Gold
    7x5cm
    2013
    • Clay hollow vase, painted with contrasting dark blue and light brown streaks, by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery, AK, Santorini Greece.
    Ceramic Form
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    36x24x15cm
    2015
    • Large hollow ceramic form painted with contrasting blue and brown colours, displayed in a Greek art gallery in Santorini called AK
    Ceramic Form
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    32x320x20cm
    2012
    • sculpture inspired by the ancient cycladic sculpture , produced by Greek contemporary artis Eleni Kolaitou
    • sculpture inspired by the ancient cycladic sculpture , produced by Greek contemporary artis Eleni Kolaitou
    Cycladic Body
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    66x22x18cm
    1998
    • Necklace made of gold dragonflies, made by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery, AK in Santorini
    Dragonflies Neclace
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Gold
    2012
    • Two scultpted birds representing eros, sculpted by Greek contemporary artist, Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery Asimis, in Santorini
    • Two scultpted birds representing eros, sculpted by Greek contemporary artist, Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery Asimis, in Santorini
    • Two scultpted birds representing eros, captured from birds eye view, as seen in a Greek art gallery in Santorini, called Asimis
    Eros
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    42x40x32cm, Edition of 25 (Bronze Cast)
    2014
    • A lying bronze sculpture with hands thrown over the top, sculpted by Greek contemporary artist, Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery, AK Santorini,Greece
    Female Body Facing Up
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    22x12cm
    2006
    • Female sculpture lying on her front side, whilst bent towards an angles, as seen in a AK Asimis Kolaitou art gallery in Santorini, Greece.
    • Back of lying female sculpture, as seen in AK Asimis Kolaitou art gallery, Santorini, Greece.
    Female Body Lying
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    61x24x19cm, Edition of 18
    2012
    • An abstract bronze sculture of a womans body, as seen in a Greek art gallery called Asimis in Santorini
    • Sideways standing bronze scuplture by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of a Greek art gallery, Asimis, in Santorini
    Female Body Standing
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    75x20x14cm- 1/2 of the natural size
    1989
    • An abstract bronze sculpture bent sideways, with cracks carved in by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of a Greek art gallery, Asimis in Santorini
    • Bronze female corpus with intended cracks by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of Greek art gallery Asimis in Santorini
    • Abstract bronze sculpture, bent far backwards, as sculpted by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of Greek art gallery Asimis
    Female Corpus
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    75x20x14cm, Edition of 18
    1996
    • Clay sculpture of upper body, by contemporary greek artist Eleni Kolaitou, of Asimis art gallery, a Greek art gallery in Santorini
    • Profile view of clay sculpture, with carvings and hollow areas, by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek art gallery Asimis, in Santorini
    Female Head
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    58x36x22cm, Edition of 18 (Bronze cast)
    1996
    • Bronze fish sculpture sculpted in motion, as seen in Greek art gallery AK Santorini, Greece, by contemporary Greek artist Eleni Kolaitou
    Fish
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Bronze
    53x19x7cm
    2012