51. Stathopoulos Workshop
Brief documentation:
The building was designed from the beginning to function as a commercial store. From the mid-2000s until 2017 it housed the workshop of the painter Dimitris Stathopoulos.
Stathopoulos was born in Thessaloniki in 1946 and lived in Xanthi until 2017 when he passed away. Since 1970 he has participated in many solo and group exhibitions. He has designed stage sets by groups in Xanthi, while he illustrated books and painted portraits of Thracian artists. His works can be found in collections in Greece and abroad as well as in many municipal galleries (including Xanthi’s). He has made oil and tempera paintings, while since the 80s he has devoted himself to watercolor, with realist tendencies. With this technique he imprinted many corners and buildings of old Xanthi.
The building is a one-storey building, of simple architecture which was originally designed to be used as a shop. The commercial function of the building determined its morphological characteristics, as it includes symmetrical arched openings on the ground floor (shop window), which are covered with large iron shutters. It is built with carved stonework, which is made of the characteristic local granite.
Above the main entrance of the building there is a large skylight, which is covered with ornate ironwork. There is similar architecture in other commercial spaces in the old town of Xanthi.
Category of thematic interest: CULTURAL / FOLKLORE INTEREST
History:
The building was designed from the beginning to function as a commercial store. From the mid-2000s until 2017 it housed the workshop of painter Dimitris Stathopoulos.
Stathopoulos was born in Thessaloniki in 1946 and lived in Xanthi until 2017 when he passed away. Since 1970 he has participated in many solo and group exhibitions. He has designed stage sets for theatrical plays by groups in Xanthi. He illustrated books and painted portraits of Thracian artists. In 1999 he participated in the program THRACE-AEGEAN-CYPRUS working as a representative painter from Thrace in Marathokampos, Samos. His works can be found in collections in Greece and abroad as well as in many municipal galleries (including Xanthi’s). He has made oil and tempera paintins, while since the 80s he has devoted himself to watercolor, with realist tendencies. With this technique he imprinted many corners and buildings of old Xanthi.
Elements of architecture:
The building is a one-storey building, of simple architecture which was originally designed to be used as a shop. The commercial function of the building determined its morphological characteristics, as it includes symmetrical arched openings on the ground floor (shop window), which are covered with large iron shutters. It is built with carved stonework, which is made of the characteristic local granite.
Description of other elements:
Above the main entrance of the building there is a large skylight, which is covered with ornate ironwork. There is similar architecture in other commercial spaces in the old town of Xanthi.
Purpose - Use: Commercial spac,e Cultural space
Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category “B”, Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95
Dating (period): Late 19th century
Year of construction: Late 19th century
Location of the monument: 41.145210, 24.889163
Bibliographic references:
• D. Mavridis (ed.). Xanthi, the city with a thousand colors. Xanthi, PAKETHRA 2008, p. 193
Address: Aristeidou 39
Visitable: No