Eugenia Pigassiou
Medium: Video Studio Location: Sunnyside, NY 11104 - Studio# 1 Website:: visualwordplays.com Artist Bio: Eugenia Pigassiou has been creating visual word plays and performance since 1992. Her work deals with the interplay between textual and visual modes of expression. The absurd and the ridiculous are realms of exploration leading to surprising subversions. Performances and video installations have been held at A.I.R Gallery, DUMBO, the Flux Factory in LIC, LIC Arts Open (Plaxall Gallery, The Factory) in LIC, Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Earth Day in Central Park, Fashion Week in Bryant Park, NY Dance Parade as well as Comedy Clubs in Queens and Manhattan. Artist Statement: "The Ridiculous is Sublime". The interplay between textual and visual modes of expression is intriguing. Visual Word PlaysTM is the result of this playful exploration. Playing in the realms of the absurd and the ridiculous leads to surprising subversions. All images and text copyright Eugenia Pigassiou