Sophia Vari

{{short description|Greek painter and sculptor (1940–2023)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Sophia Vari

| image = Sophia Vari (cropped).jpg

| alt = woman standing in front of sculpture in asymmetrical black dress

| caption = Vari in 2011

| native_name = {{nobold|Σοφία Βάρη}}

| birth_name = Sophia Canellopoulos

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1940|10|9}}

| birth_place = Vari, Greece

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2023|05|05|1940|10|9}}

| death_place = Monte Carlo, Monaco

| spouse = {{marriage|Fernando Botero|1978}}

| nationality = Greek, Colombian{{cite news |last=Rodríguez |first=Sergio |date=5 May 2023|title=Murió la artista Sophia Vari, esposa de Fernando Botero|trans-title= |url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/05/05/murio-la-artista-sophia-vari-esposa-de-fernando-botero/|language=Spanish|work=Infobae|location= |access-date=20 October 2023}}

| native_name_lang = el

| other_names =

| occupation = Painter
Sculptor

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| website = https://sophiavari.com

}}

Sophia Vari ({{langx|el|Σοφία Βάρη}}; 9 October 1940{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr3tajGo5ht/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}} – 5 May 2023) was a Greek painter and sculptor.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=5 May 2023|title=The artist Sophia Vari, wife of Fernando Botero, died|trans-title= |url=https://euro.eseuro.com/art/321626.html|language= |work=euro.eseuro.com|location= |access-date=8 May 2023}}

Biography

Born as Sophia Canellopoulos, she was married to sculptor Fernando Botero. She opened a studio in Paris in 1992, where she trained the likes of Patricia Avellan. {{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 May 2023|title=Sophia Vari tenía 83 años y era una escultora de obra monumental, que también pintaba y hacía joyería.|trans-title= |url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/generacion/etcetera/se-fue-el-gran-amor-del-maestro-botero-la-artista-sophia-vari-FA21304735/|language=|work=El Colombiano|location= |access-date=15 September 2023}}{{citation needed|date= May 2023}}

Vari died in Monte Carlo on 5 May 2023.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 May 2023|title=Πέθανε η εικαστικός Σοφία Βάρη|trans-title= |url=https://www.protothema.gr/culture/article/1368020/pethane-i-eikastikos-sofia-vari/|language=Greek|work=Proto Thema|location= |access-date=8 May 2023}}

Exhibitions

Vari's work has been exhibited internationally. In 2004 an exhibition dedicated to her work was held at the Benaki Museum in Athens https://www.benaki.org/images/events/pdf/press_vari.pdf Her 2008 exhibition at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing, to coincide with the Beijing Olympics, was the first exhibition to be held there by a non-Chinese artist.http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-03/17/content_12879599.htm In 2013 her sculptures and paintings were exhibited at Pera Museum in Istanbul.{{cite web | url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sophia-vari-in-istanbul-with-sculptures-and-paintings-56572 | title=Sophia Vari in Istanbul with sculptures and paintings | date=22 October 2013 }}

Sophia Vari: A Tribute, Twelve Monumental Sculptures was displayed on Park Avenue in New York City until 5 November 2023.{{Cite web |last=Adekeke |first=Kazeem |date=30 June 2023 |title=Twelve Monumental Sculptures by Sophia Vari: A Tribute to Artistry on Park Avenue |url=https://artcentron.com/2023/06/30/twelve-monumental-sculptures-by-sophia-vari-a-tribute-to-artistry-on-park-avenue/ |website=www.artcentron.com}}

Works

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=Paintings=

  • Lemon
  • Female figure

=Sculptures=

  • Couple
  • Et Ton Corps Se Penche Et S'allonge Comme U...
  • Les Nénuphars
  • Les Amants
  • L'astrolabe
  • Femme Au Chapeau
  • Double Épée{{cite web |title=Doble espada (Double épée) |url=https://www.banrepcultural.org/coleccion-de-arte/obra/doble-espada-double-epee-ap3304 |website=colecciones.banrepcultural.org |access-date=20 October 2023}}
  • Nudes
  • Ombres nostalgiques
  • Éternité secrète
  • Ailes du charbon
  • Crime passionnel

References

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