A Thought Goes Somewhere
acrylic on paper, 20" x 15"

Experience in Thought
acrylic on paper, 20" x 15"

Skepsomania
acrylic on paper, 20" x 15"

Artist Profile

Melanie Prapopoulos was born in England, grew up in the United States and now divides her time between Greece and New York, thus making her “…a truly international artist…drawing from various cultural influences,” as stated by critic Jill Smith. In addition, Prapopoulos’ interest in both Dance and Latin American Art History and Literature also flavors her work. The artist firmly believes that this combination offers her a unique artistic vocabulary for her works in abstraction. This vocabulary turns her works into texts that can be read from various levels allowing the viewer to step in and read the work on their own level, resulting in what Sandra Miranda names as a “…force of bringing together settled elements in one composition for [the viewer] to receive a message.” Prapopoulos presents a narrative motif but insists on the right of the viewer’s autonomy of interpretation and “…invites an immersion in an interior journey in which they are emotionally solicited from aesthetic and psychological impulses towards the artwork through signs, symbols and words” (Paola Trevisan).

To date Prapopoulos has had six solo shows and has participated in fourteen group exhibitions in major cities worldwide including New York, Miami, Beijing, Athens, Florence, Ferrara, Bologna and Berlin since she began exhibiting in 2006.

Praise For Melanie Prapopoulos

(About Prapopoulos’ series ‘Rooms for Thought), “With a minimal palate of colors, Prapopoulos harnesses an abstract subject like the inner workings of the mind as if it were as easy to grasp as a still life. Her interpretations of thought suggest a belief in the presence of organization that is a constant state of metamorphosis while being influenced by a variety of interpretations.”
Chris Brunelle