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Artist Profile: Demetris Soteriou (RockTheDog)

10/08/2015 by

Demetris Soteriou (aka RockTheDog, aka RTD) is a graphic designer, illustrator and artist.

He has worked in advertising (y&r Partners, Delema Mccan Εricson, Αppios & Metaxas Communications, Ars Longa & DDB Cyprus) as a graphic designer and Art Director.

For more of Demetris’ work, make sure to follow RockTheDog on Facebook!

In 2009 he co-created the Blob creative space (for the promotion of urban culture & graphic arts) and CommuniGate 2010 (the first visual communications conference in Cyprus).

He has had 3 solo exhibitions (’06, ’09 & his latest one in 2015 at Isnotgallery, entitled “As seen on t.v”) and participated in many others. He believes that graphic design is the “mother” of all Art forms and that street art is the sincerest form of artistic expression.

At the present time, he is working out of his own studio (RockTheDog Creative) and he produces as much design and art as he can.

Cyprus Comic Con is very pleased to have such a unique artist showcase their talent at our convention!

Can’t wait to see more of RockTheDog in August? Leave us your comments below!

Artist Profile: Marios Ppoulis

07/08/2015 by

Marios Ppoulis is a young 24-year-old artist who is currently based in Larnaca.

Marios discovered his skills in drawing and painting at a very young age. Through the years, he has competed in a variety of art-related competitions for drawing and painting. He completed his studies in Fine Art, at Liverpool John Moore’s University in the United Kingdon.

To see more of Marios’ paintings and illustrations, follow him on Facebook.

Marios is now the proud owner of his own studio and art gallery in Larnaca, where he creates his paintings, his tattoo designs and even portraits!

Marios is a huge fan of comics and Japanese manga and has an extensive portfolio of original artwork as well as fan art of his favourite superhero, videogame and movie characters, which you will all get to see at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con!

We were very impressed with Marios’ creations and we cannot wait to see more of his work in August!

We hope you are also looking forward to meeting Marios at the convention, and don’t forget to leave us your comments below!

Artist Profile: Dorina Panayiotopoulou (Aniro)

05/08/2015 by

Dorina Panayiotopoulou (also known as Aniro) is a 23-year-old artist from Athens, currently studying architecture. Dorina has always loved to draw, but never really thought of making her own comics until two years ago, when a close friend suggested that she takes a six-month seminar about comics.

For more of Dorina’s work, follow her on Facebook and Tumblr.

When she creates comics, Dorina feels very happy and complete. She usually draws inspiration from the city and people around her. In the future she hopes to make a living out of her comics and to travel all around the world!

Dorina has just completed her first comic book ‘Lost Soul’, which is about a girl who has forgotten her dreams and is trapped in the stressful rhythm of the city, in a social system based on money and exploitation, doing the same boring things day after day, living like a zombie. Until, one day something happens.

“In a period of time when the only thing they want is to control and manipulate us, the only thing we can do is to stay creative and continue to express ourselves.” – Aniro

Cyprus Comic Con 2015 is the first convention that Dorina is attending and she is very excited to be participating as a featured artist!

We are very excited to have Dorina featuring at our Comic Con! We hope you are also looking forward to seeing more of her work, as well as her first comic book ‘Lost Soul’! Leave us your comments below!

Artist Profile: Siew Anastasiou

03/08/2015 by

Siew Luan Anastasiou was born in Malaysia and studied Medical Biochemistry in the University of Birmingham in the UK. She is married and has been living in Cyprus since 1987. She has worked as a biology teacher in secondary schools.

Origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, was an important part of her life from her childhood years when she was introduced to its endless possibilities and creative potential.

Samples of her work can be found on her facebook page, Siew’s Origami.

Η κόμπρα διπλώθηκε από ένα μακρύ κομμάτι χαρτιού, με διαστάσεις 25x300cm, ακολουθώντας το σχέδιο του Kade Chan.
Οι διαστάσεις του T-rex είναι 35×18 cm. Δημιουργήθηκε από ένα χαρτί 70cm2. Υπάρχουν περίπου 100 αναδιπλώσεις σε αυτό το μοντέλο, το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε από τον Kade Chan.
Το σκαθάρι Hercules δημιουργήθηκε με βάση το σχέδιο του Robert Lang. Υπάρχουν περίπου 150 αναδιπλώσεις.

Most of her origami are folded from a single piece of paper without any cutting and gluing. Some of her favourite designs are from master origamists such as Robert Lang, Satoshi Kamiya and Kade Chan.

Siew has made models of dragons, tarantula, snakes, Pegasus, T-rex, Super Mario family, roses, Christmas trees, elephants, rabbits… the list is endless!!

She takes part as an origami expert in exhibitions and public events, delivers lessons and takes orders for various types of origami creations.

Siew impressed everyone with her incredible origami designs at last year’s convention and we are confident that she will present something exquisite again this year.

Are you also looking forward to more of Siew’s origami creations? Let us know in the comments below!

Artist Profile: George Theodorides

17/07/2015 by

George Theodorides is a young, self-taught artist from Larnaca. He completed his studies in Graphic Design at Cyprus University of Technology.

George likes creating logo and poster designs, taking photos and drawing. His drawings mostly consist of his favourite comic book heroes, as well as videogame, cartoon and movie characters.

To see more of George’s illustrations, follow his page on Facebook.

Primarily, George likes to draw traditionally on paper but he sometimes uses digital software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, for his graphic design work as well as enhancing his drawings. He first started drawing when he was only 6 years old by trying to recreate his favourite cartoon and video game characters. He always had a good eye for details and he would pay close attention to the way a character was drawn.

George believes that Cyprus Comic Con will be a great opportunity for him and all the other artists to showcase their creations and he is very excited to be part of it!

Thanks George, we are also very pleased to have you and we can’t wait to see what you have prepared for us!

Looking forward to seeing more of George’s illustrations? Let us know in your comments below!