Antithesis has consistently been a characteristic of Yannis Psychopedis’ work. In his recent paintings, the most prominent contrast is that existing between the uninhibited use of “wild” color and the evidence of a highly controlled method. Formerly employing a more realistic idiom, he now breaks down and distorts the figure. His most engaging quality is the astute manipulation of metaphor, which is contained in the theme of private interior scenes that merge with urban exterior views, and in the uniformity of both the shrill color and the splintered yet tightly-knit surface.

The interior/exterior