About
Orestis Ilias is a visual artist, based in Athens, who deals with conceptual, story telling and documentary photography. His projects are basically influenced by social, political and humanistic stimuli.
The basic perception that permeates the majority of his projects is the concept of individual and collective memory. Ιn his works he seeks the expression of human emotions, most of the time without the depiction of people.
Through the works he shows how he sees the outside world, connecting his inwardness to the external movement driven by feelings of self and embodied experience.
From various photography art to lighting installations, from colorful paintings to custom-designed murals, Orestis accepts commissions from collectors, interior designers, decorators, architects and individuals for purchasing or to create custom artworks
Exhibitions
Holiday Pop-up Expo - Amsterdam Street Art X Art'otel, 24 November - 24 December 2023, Amsterdam, NL
Open Art - ArtNumber23 Gallery, 30 June - 6 July 2023, Athens, GR
Silent Cities – Group Show by LoosenArt, 17 September - 14 October 2020, Spazio Millepiani, Rome, IT
Sports Ideal, Human and Arts - Ceremony: Touch of the Olympic Flame, sponsoship of the Ministry of Tourism, March 2020, Ancient Olympia, GR
Art Basel – International Art Show, 5-8 December 2019, Miami Beach, USA
Abandoned Buildings – International Group Exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, October 2018, Athens GR
The Image and the Glance – Group Exhibition, Trii Art Gallery, October 2018, Athens GR
El derecho a la ciudad – Exposición fotografía. 27 April 2018, Malaga SP
The Home of desires and pains – Cooperation with Alexandra Lemoni – Group exhibition pre-event for 15th Venice International Biennale of Architecture. Inspiration by the Network Nomadic Architecture in collaboration with the Cultural Association of Sifnos, 20 August 2016, Sifnos GR
Awards
The documentary project "Blind Spot" has been shortlisted in "State of the World 2020" photo contest of PX3 Paris Photography Prize. September 2020, Paris FR
Honorable Mention in Photojournalism Category, in MonoVisions Photography Awards, for winning entry “Dance smash fascism”. July 2018, London UK
Honorable Mention in Nude Category, in MonoVisions Photography Awards, for winning entry “Fan”. July 2018, London UK
