Towards the end of the month, as galleries and art institutions return from the summer break, a collaborative effort in Paphos will showcase another local artist. Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort and Psifida Art Gallery will present Christos Foukaras’ exhibition titled Close To Nature. Opening on the last day of August, the exhibition will be hosted at the Paphos resort until September 22.

Considered to be one of Cyprus’ most accomplished native artists, Foukaras has held multiple exhibitions and his pieces are presented in public and held in private places. This summer, he returns to his native Paphos to present another body of work.

“Christos Foukaras’ lifelong work has always been an internal process of ripening and honing his ability to express artistic, philosophical and political themes and imagery, through a rich visual language,” say organisers. “His work is inspired by everyday life, the history, the myths and the nature of Cyprus. While he often explored multiple subjects throughout his artistic journey, his compositions and personal artistic style remains pure and clean while simultaneously adding to his figures and shapes a pulsing ray of colour and vibrancy. His forms are simple and harmonically structured.”

At the exhibition’s opening event, esteemed Cypriot printmaker Hambis Tsangaris will present an opening speech on Foukaras and his work.

Close to Nature

Exhibition by Christos Foukaras. August 31-September 22. Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Paphos. opening event: 6pm. www.psifida.com.cy, www.capstgeorges.com