Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki does not hesitate to employ her bright colors when it comes to the composition of the painting, but she is not short on details either in terms of the spirit of the object she paints, which reminds us very much of the great masters such as Siqueiros and Rivera. What characterizes Mina’s paintings is her warm and unrestrained colors that give full expression to the beauty of movements. Thanks to her unique perspective on art and sense of dynamics as well as her bold employment of a mix of colors to express momentary dynamism and static art, she succeeds in achieving the harmony of color and shaping, thereby enabling us to tangibly sense the power of dynamics and her employment of quick touches to depict movements and spirit.

As a saying goes, water has its source and tree its root. Mina’s artworks are reflective of her life track record and imprint: Greece, an ancient country twinning the civilization and sport. It is from the statues inside the Parthenon and the sulkies on racing tracks as well as the law of balancing the dynamics and statics that she draws endless inspiration. In addition to her pieces that highlight the perfect marriage of art and sport, she adeptly blends her flexible brush stokes, rich colors and sports motifs together in her pursuit of integration of the dynamic ideas into static painting art, giving us not only the visual enjoyment, but also touching our hearts in our sensing the split-second shock.

Mina’s true-to-life virtuosity resonates with the viewers. Her artworks have added new dimension to the dynamic art: the way her artworks are presented is not merely intended to focus on the dynamic form; rather, they ware meant to serve as a medium for interaction between the artist and viewers, and most importantly, to lay emphasis on the expression of momentary kinetic process and the viewers’ individual feeling thus experienced, thereby giving viewers ample space to appreciate in-depth the beauty produced by the momentary movement and the clash of art.

YUAN HIKUN