Betty Vakali
"Roua Mat"

"Roua Mat" | Pendant

A unique lucky charm for 2021

Materials:  Cast Cement, bronze, glossy resin coating

The figure draws inspiration from chessboard's king pawn.

The chess game is between two players and the goal is to captivate the king of the opponent player with strategy!

The movement you make to Mat the king is called "Roua Mat"

If you do so, you are highlighted as the winner and the game is over. ~ Let's play among the new year's challenges.

We embrace our power to overcome the threat by making the right movement in order to "Mat the King" and win the game!

Art is my passion and spirit.

My background in  architecture, combined with a keen interest on various aspects of design, forms and materials made me wonder how design concepts  translate into creative solutions.

Soon enough, I found myself, being fascinated by building materials, that no longer can be used, found at the construction site environment.

The idea of breathing new life into old objects through experimentation inspires me. The body of my mixed media artworks encapsulates recycling and reuses construction and deconstruction.

My collections consist of wall art assemblages, installations and handmade architecture jewelry.

There are no rules in my art; there are only materials, textures, objects and the inspiration behind them.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

-Art Gallery of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, GR, July 2009

-Art Gallery of the Municipality of Mykonos, Cyclades, GR, July 2010

PARTICIPATION IN GROUP EXHIBITIONS

-Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki GR, Dec 2008

-Design Lab/ Technopolis, Athens GR, May 2011

-International Visual Competition “Feedhope”, (Honorary Award),Exhibition of Artworks Made Of Food Packaging,April 2012

-“D POINT” HOTEL PROJECT, Furnidec Business, 

Helexpo Athens, GR, November 2014

-“Colours Of Greece” in the Hamptons, U.S, August 2015

-”Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2017” london, United Kingdom

- Art exhibition organized by the Greek Chamber of Greece, The Municipal Galery, Amarousion, Athens, Nov. 2017

Membership

@ A Jewel Made In Greece

PARTICIPATION

-A JEWEL MADE IN GREECE & INSPIRING INTERNATIONAL STORIES

5TH ANNUAL DESIGNERS ’ MEETING 2018

Zappeio , Athens, Greece, Feb.2018

COLLABORATION

-Cube gallery, Patras, Greece

-H5 Open Art gallery

-The white door _WD concept store, Thira, Santorini

-HeArt Contemporary Art gallery, Andros, Cyclades

-To μικρό Τελλόγλειο, cultural gifts store, Thessaloniki