SOME BODY, a solo exhibition of expressive figurative paintings by Cypriot artist Christina Drakos, opens at Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery in Limassol on September 5, running until November 5. Created in the artist’s studio in Paris, the collection explores the relationship between observation, anatomy, movement and artistic expression.
About the Exhibition
Inspired by the human figure and developed through the practice of working from live models, the works celebrate the diversity of the body while inviting viewers to look beyond appearances and discover the humanity within. The gallery describes working from a live model as, above all, an exercise in seeing, with each encounter presenting something different: young and old, women and men, slender or powerfully built, each with its own architecture, balance and rhythm.
The practice begins with anatomy and form, the gallery explains, but gradually becomes something more profound: learning how to truly see.
In SOME BODY, the human figure is treated neither as portraiture nor as an idealised representation of beauty, but instead becomes a landscape of line, colour, rhythm and emotion, according to the gallery. Anatomy is described not as the destination but as a language through which expression emerges.
Just as central to the work, the gallery notes, are the spaces surrounding each figure. Empty space is never truly empty: it breathes, creates silence, balance and tension, and allows the body to exist within the composition, while inviting the viewer’s imagination to complete the story.
Executed in expressive acrylics, the paintings embrace spontaneity and gesture, with bold brushstrokes, vibrant colours and simplified forms revealing not only what the artist observed but also what she felt, the exhibition materials say, describing them as interpretations rather than reproductions.
The title SOME BODY carries several meanings, the gallery notes, speaking of a body, of some body, and of somebody. Every figure in the exhibition remains anonymous, yet every figure is profoundly individual, with each posture suggesting a personality and each gesture hinting at an untold story.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition: SOME BODY — Christina Drakos, solo exhibition
Dates: September 5 – November 5, 2026
Opening: Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 19:00
Venue: Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery, 20 Georgiou A, Potamos Germasogeias, Limassol
More information is available at www.lumiereartgallery.com.
