Charis Tsevis

Born in Athens in 1967, Charis Tsevis has always been obsessed with visual arts. He was especially obsessed with magazines. He was creating his own magazines since the age of 5, that he was selling to his family.{{cite web|title=October Velora Newsletter|url=http://www.velorastudios.com/newsletters/2010/october|website=www.velorastudios.com}} In the same age, he discovered his love for complexity. He often narrates in interviews that his myopia led him to pay special attention to complexity as he had to move his eyes very close to objects. Trying to see better he has experimented with big zoom outs using photographic equipment and he fell in love with the complex systems hidden in surfaces.{{cite web|title="People as a part of nature and nature as part of people" - Charis Tsevis - interview|url=http://neso-art.blogspot.com.cy/2013/11/people-as-part-of-nature-and-nature-as.html}}

He attended a Greek-German elementary school, a Greek-French high school and he has been accepted in the University of Athens majoring German Language and Literature. Parallel to his University studies Charis Tsevis frequented a Greek-German college of Graphic Design and Advertising in Athens called Deutsche Höhere Lehranstalt für Grafik und Werbung Athen. After receiving his Diploma from this college, accredited by the Akademie für das Graphische Gewerbe München, Tsevis flew to Milan when he frequented the Visual Design course and the Master in Visual Design course at the Scuola Politecnica di Design, a school with a long and strong relationship with Gestalt psychology. Charis Tsevis acknowledges that he has found in Gestalt the solid ground on which he could base his artwork.{{cite web|title=Colors of Basketball by Charis Tsevis (7 total)|url=https://mymodernmet.com/colors-of-basketball-by-charis/|website=My Modern Met|date=16 September 2010}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis - LoveGreece.com|url=http://www.lovegreece.com/en/charis-tsevis/|website=LoveGreece.com|date=3 February 2016}}

Returning in Athens after Milan Charis Tsevis works initially for “Ta Nea Ton Grafikon Techno” (Graphic Art News) a monthly publication that had a big influence on the Greek design scene. He left the magazine in 1997 and found his own studio serving Greek clients especially books publishers and media houses.

Charis Tsevis was also dedicating a good part of his life in education. He started teaching in Intergraphics College of Computer Graphics in Athens in 1995 and he presented seminars in the Panteion University of Athens for Gestalt psychology and design. In 1996 he has been accepted as a full-time professor at [https://aktocollege.com/ AKTO College], the biggest private art institute in Greece. At AKTO Charis Tsevis stayed for 18 years teaching Editorial design and typography. For 3 years he served as the vice head of the Graphic Design department.

Parallel to his academic career Charis Tsevis became known in Greece for his frequent publication in the major design magazines of his country. He has written articles for [http://www.designmag.gr/ DeltaD/+Design] and Publish magazines in the design market and he held a monthly presence for 10 years in RAM magazine (best selling Greek computer publication of that time) where he was writing about computer history and cyberculture{{cite web|title=Showcase of Inspiration Graphic Designer Charis Tsevis {{!}} Design Juices|url=http://www.designjuices.co.uk/2012/11/showcase-of-inspiration-graphic-designer-charis-tsevis/|website=www.designjuices.co.uk}}

Tsevis is experimenting with digital mosaics since the early 90s. It was the influence of cyberculture with genres like ASCII Art, ANSI/Pixel Art and text art that influenced him as well as the teachings of Gestalt psychology and especially the influence of it on Op Art and Illusive art. Charis used the theories of Perspective Space by Nino Di Salvatore, founder of the Scuola Politecnica of Design, in mosaics.{{cite web|last1=Artist|first1=Indo Australian Pop Street|title=indopendent.blogger.com: Charis Tsevis' Behance.|url=http://phatcatpat.blogspot.com.cy/2011/12/charis-tsevis-behance.html|website=indopendent.blogger.com|date=13 December 2011}} He had the innovative idea of introducing variable sizes in digital mosaics in order to give a more three-dimensional atmosphere in them. Instead of basing the mosaic in a rectangular grid with same sized tesserae his mosaics are using small images where the subject of the mosaic needs more detail and bigger images where no detail is needed. For instance, in a portrait, Charis Tsevis was the first using very small sizes for the characteristics like the eyes, the lips or the nose and bigger ones for the cheeks or the neck.{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis: The Greek Mastermind Behind The Iconic Steve Jobs Mosaics {{!}} GreekReporter.com|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/10/09/charis-tsevis-the-greek-mastermind-behind-the-iconic-steve-jobs-mosaics/|website=greece.greekreporter.com|date=9 October 2011}}

Tsevis combined the work in digital mosaics with the studies in computer history and created a series of mosaic artworks showing some of the biggest names of the IT world. Especially his series of Steve Jobs mosaic portraits gave him world recognition after the use of his work from Fortune magazine{{cite web|title=The Decade of Steve Jobs (Fortune, 2009)|url=http://fortune.com/2009/11/23/decade-steve-jobs-apple/|website=Fortune|language=en}} in 2009.

The mosaic portrait that has illustrated an article in that magazine have been republished in hundreds of world media and became a viral success the late 2000s and gave him world fame especially after Steve Jobs’ death in 2011.{{cite web|title=Honoring Steve Jobs through art - CNN Video|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2011/10/06/w1-charis-tsevis-jobs-art.cnn}}

Charis Tsevis continued evolving his techniques and to do so he used influences from ethnic traditions and folklore.

Today Charis Tsevis lives in Paphos, Cyprus and focuses more on fine art.

• Steve Jobs portrait series (2002 - present){{cite web|title=Steve Jobs art: fans, artists and designers pay tribute to the Apple co-founder|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/picture-galleries/8810128/Steve-Jobs-art-fans-artists-and-designers-pay-tribute-to-the-Apple-co-founder.html|date=7 October 2011}}{{cite web|title=The Designer Behind Those Stunning Apple Mosaic Portraits [Interview] {{!}} Cult of Mac|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/67473/the-designer-behind-those-stunning-apple-mosaic-portraits-interview/|website=Cult of Mac|date=13 November 2010}}{{cite web|title=Apple byte|url=http://www.appleusers.co.nz/pdfs/2011/AUGCApplebyte201110s.pdf}}{{cite web|title=RetroMacCast: Episode 62: Mosaics by Charis Tsevis|url=https://retromaccast.libsyn.com/episode_62_mosaics_by_charis_tsevis|website=retromaccast.libsyn.com|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis: The Greek Mastermind Behind The Iconic Steve Jobs Mosaics {{!}} GreekReporter.com|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/10/09/charis-tsevis-the-greek-mastermind-behind-the-iconic-steve-jobs-mosaics/|website=greece.greekreporter.com|date=9 October 2011}}{{cite web|title=How Steve Jobs became the Gutenberg of our times|url=http://www.typeroom.eu/article/how-steve-jobs-became-gutenberg-our-times|website=Typeroom.eu|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis {{!}} EMPTY KINGDOM|url=http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/charis-tsevis/|website=www.emptykingdom.com|access-date=2018-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311055608/http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/charis-tsevis/|archive-date=2018-03-11|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis in the News|url=https://news.synthetik.com/2011/11/charis-tsevis-in-news/|website=Studio Artist News}}{{cite web|title=Steve Jobs/Apple mosaic guru Charis Tsevis talks about his love of Apple {{!}} Edible Apple|url=http://www.edibleapple.com/2010/12/04/steve-jobsapple-mosaic-guru-charis-tsevis-talks-about-his-love-of-apple/|website=www.edibleapple.com}}
• Obama 2008 - 2012 posters{{cite web|title=Beautiful Mosaic Illustrations of Barack Obama By Tsevis – Photoshop Website – Tutorials,Brushes & more..|url=http://www.photoshopwebsite.com/insfinspiration/beautiful-mosaic-illustrations-of-barack-obama-by-tsevis/|website=www.photoshopwebsite.com}}{{cite web|title=Obama Portrait Project|url=http://obamaportraitproject.us/gallery/|website=obamaportraitproject.us|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Figurative Art: Here's a Portrait of President Obama Using Numbers|url=http://observer.com/2016/12/heres-a-portrait-of-president-obama-using-just-numbers/|website=Observer|date=9 December 2016}}{{cite web|title=Amazing Obama Illustrations by Tsevis|url=http://abduzeedo.com/node/74779|website=abduzeedo.com|language=en}}
• IKEA Long Live Diversity campaign{{cite web|title=IKEA: Long Live Diversity – European Design|url=https://europeandesign.org/submissions/ikea-long-live-diversity/|website=europeandesign.org}}{{cite web|title=IKEA Long Live Diversity - The Inspiration Room|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/ikea-long-live-diversity/|website=The Inspiration Room|date=10 December 2008}}{{cite web|title=IKEA: Long Live Diversity on Pantone Canvas Gallery|url=http://canvas.pantone.com/gallery/369761/IKEA-Long-Live-Diversity|website=canvas.pantone.com}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis {{!}} BARBOUR DESIGN|url=https://barbourdesign.wordpress.com/tag/charis-tsevis/|website=barbourdesign.wordpress.com|language=en}}{{cite web|title=[IKEA: Long Live Diversity]…Illustration by Charis Tsevis|url=https://sparkleshock.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/ikea-long-live-diversity-illustration-by-charis-tsevis/|website=SparkleShock|date=26 October 2010}}
• Toyota NASCAR Racing 2009{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis - Toyota NASCAR Racing 2009|url=http://tsevis.com/toyota-nascar-racing-2009|website=tsevis.com}}
• Yahoo! 2012 Games coverage{{cite web|title=London 2012 Olympic Illustrations by Charis Tsevis • Design Father|url=http://www.designfather.com/london-2012-olympic-illustrations-charis-tsevis/|website=Design Father|date=31 July 2012}}{{cite web|title=CHARIS TSEVIS CREATES ILLUSTRATIONS FOR YAHOO! LONDON 2012 GAMES COVERAGE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN {{!}} Archisearch|url=https://www.archisearch.gr/design/charis-tsevis-creates-illustrations-for-yahoo-london-2012-games-coverage-advertising-campaign/|website=Archisearch|date=30 July 2012}}{{cite web|title=Olympic 2012 Fractured Illustrations - Charis Tsevis {{!}} Patternbank|url=http://blog.patternbank.com/olympic-2012-fractured-illustrations-charis-tsevis/|website=Patternbank|date=8 August 2012|access-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824230156/http://blog.patternbank.com/olympic-2012-fractured-illustrations-charis-tsevis/|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis: London Olympics 2012|url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/illustration/charis-tsevis-london-olympics-2012/|language=en}}{{cite web|title=London 2012 Olympic illustrations {{!}} Charis Tsevis - Arch2O.com|url=https://www.arch2o.com/london-2012-olympic-illustrations-charis-tsevis/|website=Arch2O.com|date=30 July 2012}}
• Avatars for the new Flickr{{cite web|title=Check Out Flickr's New "Neo-Futuristic" Default Avatars|url=https://petapixel.com/2013/05/24/check-out-flickrs-new-neo-futuristic-default-avatars/|website=PetaPixel|date=24 May 2013}}{{cite web|last1=Koelsch|first1=Chris|title=Flickr Avatar Animation|url=https://vimeo.com/67170160|date=28 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=Flickr Updates Branding with New Camera Illustrations|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/06/flickr-icons-redesigned.html|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Flickr's new camera icons are picture-perfect|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/yahoo-produce-picture-perfect-camera-icons-5133008|website=Creative Bloq|date=28 May 2013|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis :: Avatars for The New Flickr -|url=http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/charis-tsevis-avatars-for-the-new-flickr/|date=28 May 2013}}
• Gatorade Evolution campaign{{cite web|title=Sport Legend Mosaics : Charis Tsevis|url=https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charis-tsevis|website=TrendHunter.com}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis - Gatorade|url=http://www.neofundi.com/profiles/blogs/charis-tsevis-gatorade|website=www.neofundi.com|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Geometric Mosaics of the World's Best Athletes|url=https://mymodernmet.com/geometric-mosaics-worlds-best-athletes/|website=My Modern Met|date=15 December 2011}}{{cite web|title=Gatorade {{!}} BARBOUR DESIGN|url=https://barbourdesign.wordpress.com/tag/gatorade/|website=barbourdesign.wordpress.com|language=en}}
• Delta Air Lines Sky Club SFO mosaic{{cite web|title=New Delta Sky Club at San Francisco Sets Customer Experience Standard|url=https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/emea/fr/news/products---services-archive/2015/august-2015/new-delta-sky-club-at-san-francisco-sets-customer-experience-sta.html|website=pro.delta.com}}{{cite web|title=Delta's New Sky Club at San Francisco International Airport – Review {{!}} Frequent Business Traveler|url=http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2016/01/deltas-new-sky-club-at-san-francisco-international-airport-review/|website=www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com}}{{cite web|title=Qrator - The Marketplace for Art and Design|url=https://qrator.com/product/moments-gate-for-delta-airlines-sky-club-sfo-a-mosaic-mural|website=qrator.com}}
• Head & Shoulders World Cup 2014 packagings{{cite web|title=World Cup: Proctor & Gamble's Head & Shoulders gets in on the action|url=http://pzrservices.typepad.com/advertisingisgoodforyou/2014/06/world-cup-proctor-gambles-head-shoulders-gets-in-on-the-action.html|website=Advertising Is Good For You|access-date=2018-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052243/http://pzrservices.typepad.com/advertisingisgoodforyou/2014/06/world-cup-proctor-gambles-head-shoulders-gets-in-on-the-action.html|archive-date=2017-12-02|url-status=dead}}
• Mosaic murals for the USA house at the Rio Olympics{{cite web|title=charis tsevis' mosaic murals at the rio olympics USA house|url=https://www.designboom.com/art/charis-tsevis-rio-olympics-mosaic-murals-usa-house-08-11-2016/|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|date=11 August 2016}}{{cite web|title=Charis Tsevis creates mosaic murals for the USA House in Rio 2016 Summer Olympics - LoveGreece.com|url=http://www.lovegreece.com/en/12524/|website=LoveGreece.com|date=11 August 2016}}
• JOIN US IN GREECE... Up Greek Tourism is a private initiative aiming to promote Greece as a touristic destination.{{cite web|last1=Elliott|first1=Stuart|title=A Times Sq. Ad for Greek Tourism, Financed by a 'Crowd'|url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/a-times-sq-ad-for-greek-tourism-financed-by-a-crowd/?mcubz=3|website=Media Decoder Blog|date=23 March 2012|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Greece Welcomed Today In Piccadilly Circus, London - GTP Headlines|url=http://news.gtp.gr/2013/01/31/greece-welcomed-today-in-piccadilly-circus-london/|website=news.gtp.gr|date=31 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=Piccadilly Circus welcomes UP Greek Tourism - Embassy News|url=http://www.mfa.gr/uk/en/the-embassy/news/piccadilly-circus-welcomes-up-greek-tourism.html|website=www.mfa.gr|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Join us in Greece: the UP Greek Tourism campaign generates An advertising campaign started in Times Square, New York, inviting Americans to visit Greece|url=http://buhalis.blogspot.com.cy/2012/03/join-us-in-greece-up-greek-tourism.html}}{{cite web|title=THE UP GREEK TOURISM CAMPAIGN {{!}} Archisearch|url=https://www.archisearch.gr/design/the-up-greek-tourism-campaign/|website=Archisearch|date=24 March 2012}}{{cite web|title="Up Greek Tourism" Posts Crowd-Funded Billboard in Times Square, New York, Inviting Americans to Visit Greece|date=23 March 2012|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120323005073/en/%E2%80%9CUp-Greek-Tourism%E2%80%9D-Posts-Crowd-Funded-Billboard-Times|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Crowdfunded Times Square Greek Billboard Comes to Life; Sparks Hope {{!}} USA.GreekReporter.com|url=http://usa.greekreporter.com/2012/03/23/crowdfunded-times-square-greek-billboard-comes-to-life-sparks-hope/|website=USA.GreekReporter.com|date=23 March 2012}}

• TEDxAthens 2011{{cite web|title=TEDxAthens 2011 - December 3rd, 2011 – Charis Tsevis|url=http://2011.tedxathens.com/participant/charis-tsevis/|website=TEDxAthens 2011}}
• TEDxUniversityofPiraeus2013{{cite web|title=TEDxUniversityofPiraeus {{!}} TED|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7220|website=www.ted.com|language=en}}
• ICTVC International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication 2004{{cite web|title=2nd ictvc|url=http://afroditi.uom.gr/uompress/2nd_int_conference/Charis_Tsevis.html|website=afroditi.uom.gr}}
• 3rd International Conference on Typography 2007{{cite web|title=:: ICTVC - Programme - Speakers|url=http://www.ictvc.org/ictvc2007/3/95/&pid=364/index.html|website=www.ictvc.org}}
• [http://binario18.it/ binario18] three days of exhibitions, workshops, talks in Rome, Italy 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://binario18.it/speaker/charis-tsevis/|title=Félicitations ! Votre domaine a bien été créé chez OVH !}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.feeldesain.com/binario18-graphic-festival.html|title = Binario18: A Trip into Design Scenario – Feel Desain | your daily dose of creativity}}
• [https://offsidelisboa.pt/home/ Offside Lisboa], um Festival de Cinema e Bola, Lisbon 2018{{Cite web |url=https://offsidelisboa.pt/home/pequenos-fragmentos-futebol/ |title=Pequenos fragmentos de futebol – offsidelisboa.pt |access-date=2018-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519034155/https://offsidelisboa.pt/home/pequenos-fragmentos-futebol/ |archive-date=2018-05-19 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QaiNgHec6E_SI0UE3AT1HbsNEcFVBE-X/view|title = Dossier de Imprensa_OffsideLisboa2018.PDF}}

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