Exploring the human condition

CHRYS ROBORAS loves to place the human figure in vast, colourful semi-abstract landscapes. In some works her figures are depicted as an outline which has been filled in with various colours and shapes – as if the human form is a ‘container’ – of emotions, thoughts, memories. In other works, there is a more realistic representation of the human form, yet a dreamlike atmosphere most often still pervades. The human condition – its isolated sense of being – is a central theme in her work, and stems from her own experience as a Diaspora Greek, in limbo between two cultures, always seeking a place to call home. “It is important to recognise the natural need of a human being to find a place to belong to, a place where one can find peace”.
At the same time, from an artistic point of view, Roboras is a roaming spirit, based in Greece, but who has exhibited around the world. In 2018 alone, she had 4 solo shows, in Los Angeles, Thessaloniki, Lugano and Toronto. Add to that her already long list of other solo and group shows, one gets the picture that Roboras, has been a busy art bee, ever since she graduated from from art school in 2008.

The turquoise dress, oil, pastel and pencil on linen, 100 x 120 x 3cm 2019 SOLD

Sunshine within, oil, pastel on linen 150 x 120 x 3cm 2019 3200euros

The blood moon, oil, pastel, pencil on linen, 50 x 70 x 3cm 2019 800euros sold

Purple haze, oil, pastel, pencil on linen, 150 x 120 x 3cm 2019 3200euros

Aegean blue, oil, pastel, pencil on linen, 80x120x3cm (dyptich) 2019 1300euros SOLD

The pink moon, acrylic, oil, pastel on linen, 100 x 80 x 3cm 2019 1500euros

Blue moon, oil, pastel, oil sticks, pencil on linen, 60 x 80 x 3cm 2019 900euros sold

Way out there, oil, oil sticks, oil, pastel on linen, 100 x 80 x 3cm 2019 1800euros SOLD

Somewhere only we know, acrylic, oil, oilsticks, pencil on linen, 150 x 120 x 3cm 2018 SOLD

Red shoes, oil, oil sticks, pastel, pencil on linen, 120 x 100 x 3cm 2019 1600euros SOLD

A drop of blue, acrylic, oil, oilsticks on linen, 120 x 150 x 3cm 2018 3100euros SOLD

Wipe the miles away, acrylic, oil, oil sticks on linen, 120 x 150 x 3cm 2018 3300euros SOLD

A place, acrylic, oil, oil sticks on linen, 100 x 80 x 3cm 2018 1800euros SOLD

The little grey boat, oil oil sticks, oil pastel on linen, 150 x 120 x 3cm 2019 2900euros SOLD

Turquoise Lake, oil, oil sticks, pastel on linen, 100 x 120 x 3cm 2019, 1500euros SOLD