Andrew Christofides b. 1946

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Andrew Christofides is a Cyprus-born, Sydney-based artist whose works are predominantly abstract paintings.
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2010 exhibition: Andrew Christofides
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http://www.kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/andrew-christofides/2010-exhibition-andrew-christofides

Approximately 30 pieces exhibited October-November 2010 at the King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW

 
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Byzantium
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 50.5 × 50.5 cm

 
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Icon: for Malevich
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 51 × 71 cm

 
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Pantheon: After Kurt II
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 213 × 244 cm

 
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Kiera View
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Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 228 cm

 
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Aphrodite
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Acrylic on canvas, 244 × 163 cm

 
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Family Group
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Acrylic on canvas, 51 × 51 cm

 
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Winds of Change
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Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 213 cm

 
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Tavli
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 122 cm

 
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Isolation
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 50.5 × 50.5 cm

 
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Mud Brick
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 122 × 122 cm

 
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Ancient World II
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 51 × 51 cm

 
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Reflected Light
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 51 × 51 cm

 
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Echoes
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 40.5 × 60.5 cm

 
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Turkish Delight
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 122 cm

 
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Revelations
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 61 × 46 cm

 
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Sanctuary
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 50.5 × 50.5 cm

 
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Odyssey
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 152 cm

 
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Jasmine
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 102 cm

 
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Disengaged
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 35.5 × 50.5 cm

 
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Dark Continent
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper, 73 × 54 cm

 
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Nubia
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Acrylic on canvas, 152 × 101 cm

 
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Western Gate
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper, 80 × 54 cm

 
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The Rivers of Paradise
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper, 30.5 × 22.5 cm

 
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Night Fishing
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http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

Watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper, 30.5 × 22.5 cm

 
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