Pavlos Samios

Pavlos Samios, who passed away so unexpectedly at the age of 73 earlier this month, was a man full of life. A man who was humble and kind. He never enjoyed talking about himself. He never had to. His career, his work, and most importantly his spirit, were testament enough.

Odysseas Elytis, Giorgos Seferis and scores of other writers have waxed poetic about Santorini's natural attractions, just as dozens of visual artists have been unable to resist the island's stunning landscapes.

In "Broken History," on show at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, painter and Athens School of Fine Arts professor Pavlos Samios explores how time affects history in a series of works on cardboard that juxtapose ancient art with street art, the past and the present. The show will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Visiting hours are Wednesdays to Mondays from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Renowned artist Pavlos Samios will present his ideas on how the Parthenon Marbles were painted by the ancients in a lecture titled "Re-envisioned: The Color and Design of the Parthenon Frieze." Hosted by the College Year in Athens at 7.30 p.m.

A verse from Giorgos Seferis's poem "Thrush" - "...the statues are no longer fragments. We are" - perfectly captures the essence of "Broken History," a new collection of works by artist Pavlos Samios that recently went on show at the Greek capital's Byzantine and Christian Museum.

In "Broken History," on show at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, painter and Athens School of Fine Arts professor Pavlos Samios explores how time affects history in a series of works on cardboard that juxtapose ancient art with street art, the past and the present. The show will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Visiting hours are Wednesdays to Mondays from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Twelve artists representing the so-called 80s Generation of Greek art - Nikos Angelidis, Dafni Angelidou, Chryssa Verghi, Stefanos Daskalakis, Irene Iliopoulou, Irene Kana, Dimitris Koukos, Vangelis Rinas, Pavlos Samios, Anna Maria Tsakali, Maria Filopoulou and Manolis Charos - are the subject of a group show at the Nitra Gallery, running through February 15.

Acclaimed Greek artist Pavlos Samios presents a series of paintings he did in 1992 while in Paris, in which he explored the then-novel trend of ecology and eco-friendly living. Running through November 8 at the Stoart Gallery, "Lovers of the Earth" opens at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, and visiting hours are Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Renowned Greek artist and Athens School of Fine Arts professor Pavlos Samios will present a short film and discuss the composition, scale, colors and techniques used in the frieze of the Parthenon temple on the ancient Acropolis at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on Thursday.

n exhibition of artworks by Pavlos Samios titled "From the Depths of Memory" will open on Friday, June 16, at the Museum of Modern Greek Art (Nestoridion Melathron) in the city of Rhodes. It is the renowned painter's first major exhibition and will be displayed in an elegant space that also features some of the finest works of art in the museum's collection.