GIANAKOS, Cristos
(*1934)
GIANAKOS, Cristos (4 January 1934). Influenced on one hand by the broad lines of the Americanpainter Franz Kline and, on another side, by the scuptures of Vladimir Tatlin, Gianakos has produced unadorned ramps that cut across spaces both indoors and out with a sure elegance. They typically reveal their scaffolding, whose crosshatched braces have visual charm. The Maroussi Ramp (1995), over one hundred feet long and made from painted steel, is perhaps the most spectacular, permanently crossing a…