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Philolaos (sculptor)

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Philolaos Tloupas
Born(1923-03-23)23 March 1923
Died18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 87)
Resting placeSaint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
NationalityGreek
EducationAthens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
Known forsculpture

Philolaos Tloupas, artist name Philolaos ; born 23 March 1923) was a Greek sculptor. He was known for his architecturally influenced sculpture, which he combined with a strongly natural and organic tendency.

Biography

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Philolaos studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts between 1944 and 1947, in the workshop of Michael Tombros and Athanase Apartis.[1] After his military service between 1947 and 1950, he traveled to Paris, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, following lessons by Marcel Gimond.

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