KOSTAS PAPAKOSTAS Greece , b. 1976

Kostas Papakostas (b. Greece) is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, working primarily with painting and video. His practice explores the space between control and surrender, between what can be shaped and what must be allowed to happen.

In his video works, Papakostas observes the external world with a quiet, meditative gaze. Ordinary moments — light shifting through leaves, the stillness of water, the passing of time — are transformed into reflections on impermanence and the human condition.

His paintings, on the other hand, turn inward. They emerge from a visceral and physical process rooted in intuition rather than thought. Working on the floor, the artist moves around the canvas in an almost choreographic rhythm — circling, stepping back, bending low. Each painting is made in a single gesture, one breath at a time. There are no corrections, no layering; only the moment when breath, timing and intention align.

This disciplined spontaneity defines Papakostas’ approach — a search for honesty through movement. His works are not representations but records of presence, traces of awareness captured in motion.

Papakostas’ work has been exhibited internationally and forms part of private and corporate collections worldwide. Alongside his artistic practice, he is an award-winning Art Director, having led global campaigns for Sony PlayStation, Apple, MTV and Christian Dior, among others. This dual experience informs his understanding of rhythm, composition, and emotion — whether on screen, in motion, or on canvas.

Through both mediums, Kostas Papakostas seeks to reveal what lies beyond control: the fleeting balance where awareness becomes gesture, and movement becomes meaning.