Nikos Pantazopoulos (born 1973) is an Australian artist and lecturer at RMIT University.
Nikos Pantazopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, lecturer |
Education
Nikos Pantazopoulos earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1998. He earned a Master of Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a PhD at Monash University in 2013.[1]
Art
Pantazopoulos' work deals primarily with his background as a Greek and a gay man, especially through the lens of ancient Greek culture and homosexuality in ancient Greece.[2][3] His photographic work "Hairy Arse" explored standards of male beauty and Classical Greek culture.[4]
Pantazopoulos' work was included in the "Queer Economies" program at the Centre for Contemporary Photography,[5] and at the 2020 "Friendship as a Way of Life" exhibit at the University of New South Wales.[6] He has also been exhibited at The Substation and the Westspace Gallery.[7] His style has been described as borrowing from Minimalism.[8]
Personal life
Pantazopoulos is openly gay and a Greek Australian.