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

    • Two abstract clay sculptures inspired by ceramic plank- shaped human figures of the archaic era with contrasting blue and white colours, made by Greek contemporary artist, Eleni Kolaitou
    Xoano Figurines
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    Female 52x 27x12cm – Male 53x26x12cm
    2010
    • Absract clay sculpture of woman's head inspired by plank- shaped human figures of the archaic era by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of the Greek AK art gallery, Santorini
    Xoano Figurine
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    60x28x11cm
    2011
    • Two figurine sculptures standing on a clay boat as seen in the Greek art gallery, Asimis in Santorini
    Opossite Directions
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    65x22x10cm
    2004
    • Long clay sculpture with intended cracks and bronze figure, sculpted by Greek contemporary artist Eleni Kolaitou of Greek art gallery Asimis, in Santorini
    Landscape With Human Figure
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    65x22x10cm
    2012
    • Clay bowl with intricately painted streaks using different shades of blue crystal in the interior of the bowl representing land and water, by contemporary Greek artist Eleni Kolaitou
    Island
    Eleni Kolaitou
    Clay
    42x15x12cm
    2013
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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