Yannis Moralis was a special figure of the modern greek arts of painting, part of the 30′s Generation,a visual type of painter.He was born on 23 april 1916 in Arta,Greece and studied in Athens School of Fine Arts since the age of 15.His teachers were Umbertos Argyros and Konstantinos Parthenis.He also studied in Rome and Paris, having interests in frescos, murals and mosaics.During the second world war he came back to his homeland and organized his first exhibition in 1940.
After the war, starting from 1947 he became a proffesor at the Athens School of Fine Arts until 1983 when he retired.He left a great work, he was a decorator for greek theatres, costumes designer, famous books illustrator.He also left some architectural works like the facade of the Hilton hotel in Athens, and a lot of great paintings such asTwo Friends, Seated Nude, Erotiko.
Moralis died on December 20, 2009.
