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Location: Greece
Sevastianos Maillis is a self-taught artist and a student of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method (陈式太极拳实用拳法). As a graffiti artist in search of inspiration and with a wish to turn to more environmentally friendly materials, he started experimenting with different means, methods and approaches, inspired by the ancient traditional Masters. While creating his artworks, the artist uses Oriental art elements in an abstract and lively manner, that imprints bold, vivid colors and shadow variations on Xuan or watercolor paper.
For the artist, painting is a way to connect to his heart while creating from a state of inner freedom. His artworks depict unique moments of self-realization and understanding of life, images expressing the rhythm of nature, human characters interacting with nature, animal forms, imaginary landscapes, and other themes as a parallelism to everyday life. The images created as a release method towards self-discovery, also portray the artist's emotional signature-seal at the given time.
The artist's goal is to capture the essence of each revealing painting in connection with nature and even inspire people to develop a love for creativity in their life.
Nature regeneration.
Intertwined trees blossoming together.
“Finger Lickin' Good aka Dragon-Dog”
Dragon dog self-indulgence moment.
Artist painting moments.
Swift and tiny touch.
The flower blew back to me.
Butterfly feather flower connection, no distance in between.
Giraffe stealthy snack.
Hummingbird attracted to a flower.
Training to the inner flower moment.
Colorful ground close-up moment.
Turkey Turnaround.
Self-portrait.
Abstract rock and flower synthesis.
Mountain view landscape, blue series.
Boy spending quality time with his bird friend.
Fire flower on mountaintop.
Remembering the heart.
Practice of attention leads to transformation (变化).
Noticing the subtle.
Traveling figure.
Spirit of inspiration.
Flower friends walking.
Precision work.
Man figure contemplating the essence of his teacup.
Bamboo root connection impression.
Soap bubble vision.
A flowery bucket for planting.
Freedom life flower.
Inside the cave entered a butterfly.
Daoist sage seeking internal refuge.
Feather bird connection.
Mother bird prepares meal for the chick.
Lake scenery light reflection.
An ox approaching to make friends.
Painting in nature.
Self-expression moments.
Flower learning to fly.
Gardening time.
Enjoying the landscape.
Gardening time.
Nature for inspiration.
Generation tuned to nature creation.
Always a home.
Calm through the storm.
Ape going for the fruit.
Self-portrait.
Listen. Can you hear it?