Olga Alexopoulou
Alexopoulou’s black and white mural on Thayer.
Olga Alexopoulou, born in Athens, Greece, is a internationally known artist that studied at Oxford and University’s John Ruskin School of Art. In 2005, she moved to Istanbul. Her black and white murals, against visually colorful cities, “express an important dimension of Greek life today: movement and flight” (ns.umich.edu). This is very relevant within the context of the multiple (economic, political, and social) crises going on in Greece. Alexopoulou’s works often depict mountain landscapes and ocean scenes and have been featured in galleries around the world.
Sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Modern Greek and History of Art Departments and Humanities Institute Alexopoulou, is a participant of the Global Graffiti project, which involves Cacao Rocks and Mehdi Ghadyanlo, two other international artists. The project hopes to “to engage the campus and greater community with international artists who offer a global perspective on the use of street art as powerful forms of expression and communication” (record.umich.edu). Alexopoulou completed her black and white mural on September 14th, 2016 which can be seen on S. Thayer street.
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