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Charilaos Dikaios

Charilaos Dikaios (1911 - 2009) was active/lived in Cyprus, France.  Charilaos Dikaios is known for Modernist, abstract figure, landscape and genre painting, architecture.

A Cypriot architect and painter, Charilaos Dikaios graduated from the Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia in 1931 and until 1936 designed houses under the supervision of Odysseus Tsangarides (1907-74), Municipal Architect of Nicosia.

Dikaios studied architecture and fine art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1937-40) and Lyon (1942-6), graduating from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, in 1946.  He was a protegee of Tony Garnier, working with him in his studio, on the Cit? industrielle project, and this experience influenced his design aesthetic. His characteristic use of reinforced concrete was derived from exposure to the works of Auguste Perret.

Dikaios returned to Cyprus in 1947 and simultaneously began painting and practising architecture.  In the 1950s, he primarily designed small private houses, some of which were avant-garde for Cyprus and reflected the form and character of structures in Garnier's Cit? industrielle; others catere   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2443 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Charilaos Dikaios

   Charilaos Dikaios  Born:  1911 - Nicosia, Cyprus
Died:   2009
Known for:  Modernist, abstract figure, landscape and genre painting, architecture

A Cypriot architect and painter, Charilaos Dikaios graduated from the Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia in 1931 and until 1936 designed houses under the supervision of Odysseus Tsangarides (1907-74), Municipal Architect of Nicosia.

Dikaios studied architecture and fine art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1937-40) and Lyon (1942-6), graduating from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, in 1946.  He was a protegee of Tony Garnier, working with him in his studio, on the Cit? industrielle project, and this experience influenced his design aesthetic. His characteristic use of reinforced concrete was derived from exposure to the works of Auguste Perret.

Dikaios returned to Cyprus in 1947 and simultaneously began   ...  Displaying 750 of 2443 characters.

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