In my practice , painting begins with the preparation of the surface itself, establishing a physical and experiential relationship with the work from the very beginning.
I work with diluted layers of oil paint and hagiographic pigments, allowing forms and symbols to gradually emerge through translucent surfaces. Rather than imposing a predetermined image, I attempt to recognize what the painting itself suggests should be revealed.
My works do not function narratively but approach a poetic and symbolic condition where images appear as traces of memory and psyche, suspended between the conscious and unconscious.
My current practice gradually shifts from personal genealogy toward the broader exploration of archetypes and recurring symbolic structures within human experience.
Maria Kosmidou was born and raised in Athens in 1980. She studied at the School of Architecture Engineering at the Democritus University of Thrace.
After completing her studies, she worked in the field of architecture before gradually turning to the teaching of drawing and painting, to which she eventually devoted herself fully. Since 2016, she has been running an independent drawing and painting studio.
Her career includes one solo exhibition and participation in numerous group exhibitions in Greece.
She lives and works in Alexandroupoli.