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Many artists are looking for ways to establish recognition for their art. I would say that I’m one of them thus the financial part when selling a painting was never of big importance for me. My satisfaction when selling a painting lies in the fact that my work is highly recognized and furthermore is hang on walls in houses around the world!
Convenient Payment Option
It has become a common practice to a number of my valuable clients to purchase their favorite paintings by enjoying a convenient payment option by paying their balance in monthly installments.
Without using a credit card, this option made it incredibly easy for them to get the painting they wanted - when they wanted it, with zero interest payments thus by this way they can stretch out their purchases without paying extra.
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Ο όμιλος de Vere στο Elea Estate για εκλεκτή συνάντηση
02 Αυγούστου 2011, 10:47 EEST
sigmalive Το Eléa Estate επέλεξε ο όμιλος de Vere για τη διοργάνωση συνάντησης κορυφαίων εταιριών της Κύπρου και των σημαντικότερών πελατών τους. Την Πέμπτη 7 Ιουλίου εκλεκτοί προσκεκλημένοι απόλαυσαν, με θέα το ειδυλλιακό τοπίο και το πολυβραβευμένο γήπεδο γκολφ του Sir Nick Faldo, θεσπέσια κρασιά και γαστρονομικές δημιουργίες του Executive Chef John Kouphou. Στα πλαίσια της εκδήλωσης, εταιρείες, όπως η Porsche, Cartier, Mont Blanc, Golden Comet Marine, Dedon και Oenoforos , παρουσίασαν στους προσκεκλημένους τα πολυτελή προϊόντα τους, δίνοντας έτσι μια ξεχωριστή νότα στην εκδήλωση. Το ηλιοβασίλεμα βρήκε τους παρευρισκομένους να απολαμβάνουν σαμπάνια, ποιοτικό φαγητό και διαλεκτά κρασιά, ενώ στο κλείσιμο της βραδιάς πραγματοποιήθηκε φιλανθρωπική δημοπρασία με έργα της Κύπριας καλλιτέχνιδας Κρίστας Λουκαΐδου Ευσταθίου. Τα έσοδα της δημοπρασίας έχουν διατεθεί στο ίδρυμα Sunflower, που επικεντρώνεται στην πρόληψη του Καρκίνου του Μαστού.
NEW EVENT - "THE FINER THINGS"
Christa has been invited to exhibit her recent works at "The Finer Things", an invitation only event, organized by Devere Group.
The venue is the beautiful Elea Estate, set in timeless and tranquil countryside boasting a Sir Nick Faldo Golf course, luxurious clubhouse with the latest high tech meeting and conferencing facilities.
Devere Group have co ordinated with a number of high profile business' to attend and invite guests to this prestigious event. An opportunity to showcase their products and services and to meet other influential company personnel and their clients.
Guests include BMW, KPMG, Princess Yachts, SeaDoo, Can-Am, Harley Davidson, MontBlanc, Cartier, Oenoforos Wines, Armani, Hugo Boss, Dedon. There are a number of well respected individuals attending to represent their companies, amongst these are International Banks and many corporate and private investors.
Guests, will be able to enjoy Champagne, oysters, fine wines and a selection of foods whilst chatting and meeting with other high profile guests including key personnel in some of the island's best respected companies and dignitaries from government and media.
After an evening of hitting golf balls, driving cars and quads sampling delicious foods and wines will close the with a Champagne sunset and charity auction for The Sunflower Project, an equally high profile charity dealing with prevention of Breast Cancer.
MORE NEWS SOON
The opening / reception of Christas’ 3rd solo exhibition took place on 2 May 2009, by his Excellency the Minister of Health Mr. Christos Patsalides who praised Christa in his short fruitful address to those present.
Many thanks to his Excellency the Mayor of Paphos, Mr. Savvas Vergas, for his support and his contribution to the success of the event.
From left: The artist Christa Loucaidou Efstathiou, his Excellency the Minister of Health Mr. Christos Patsalides, his Excellency the Mayor of Paphos Mr. Savvas Vergas and Mrs. Zavrou Head of the Cultural Events department of Paphos Municipality.
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Christa's original paintings are now available in prints on canvas!
Canvas prints measure at exactly the same size as the original oil paintings.
Prices from €50 plus VAT
We are very excited to offer limited edition prints to our Internet visitors. Thanks to the fabulous printing process Christa’s original paintings are now reproduced on canvas.
Prints are offered on selected paintings and a Certificate of Authenticity is issued for every individual print.
Because the canvas is not mounted, matted or framed we can now ship them worldwide.
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SUBJECT OF THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION:
Definition:
An Italian word literally meaning “light dark”, used to describe the skilful balance of light and dark in a painting, with strong contrasts to create dramatic effect.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Christa’s challenge was to create impressions lit by all means of light except electric light. Lighting a subject by candle lends itself to a painting with strong darks and warm highlights.
Quote from Christa:
“I didn’t try to light the subject completely as would happen with electric light; rather I thought about where the light might fall and used it to focus the viewer’s attention on a particular aspect of the painting’s subject.”
SUBJECT OF THE SECOND SOLO EXHIBITION:
• "Rope" / Medium: Oil on Canvas
Quote from Christa: “...Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s invention (sketches) of a concept for a rope making machine, but just like many other of his inventions, they never got built, I focused on different ways where a rope could be used. I mainly focused on old fishing boats and ropes, however the use of ropes is unlimited so is my work...”
• “Chiaroscuro” the Evolution / Medium: Oil on Canvas
Chiaroscuro The Evolution:
The definition of life.
While studying to extend further my knowledge about art, I came across the technique that was firstly used by the Greeks and the Romans and then was brought back to life by Leonardo da Vinci: Chiaroscuro.
Inspired by the above, my first attempt towards this subject was successfully displayed in an exhibition in autumn 04 (above).
Before summer of 07, although I was working on a completely new subject – Ropes – I couldn’t help myself from creating some more chiaroscuro paintings. That was, when I really discovered how much I was overwhelmed by the subject and decided to take it a step further and display a small number of “Chiaroscuro - The Evolution” paintings.
The meaning of each painting is as diverse as a flame or a fire could be.
Before the domestication of electricity, the candle was a common source of lighting. Today, it is usually used for its aesthetic value, particularly to set a soft, warm or romantic ambience and for emergency lighting during electrical power failures. The scented candle is common in aromatherapy. The candle is also used in the religious ceremonies of many different faiths.
However the way I felt while creating, was none of the above meanings or usages. What I was striving to achieve was…life itself.
Further, sometimes you just can’t help but play with fire...
The rest I leave to your imagination.