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Exhibition: Voices, Pegylides II and Ryades II The Municipality of Paros and along with the Third International Congress of Archeology, (which is going to take place on Paros in 11-14 of June dedicated to the grate Parian Sculptor Scopas), organizes a sculpture exhibition of Aristrides Varrias. Varrias will exhibit 40 sculptures, work of the last 5 years, inspired by Greek poetry. The collection "Voices" (16 small sculptures) and the collection "Pegylides" (12 sculptures) are ‘prosopa’ - faces sculpted on latypes of the famous Parian Marble. They are inspired by Kavafi’s poetry. The collection "Ryades" consists of 12 abstract figures, inspired by Elytis’ poetry and sculpted on Opal. The opening of the exhibition will be in the evening of June 11th. The exhibition will be on at Demetracopoulos building daily until Thursday June 14. (see: Recent Work )
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Exhibition: Pegylides and Ryades The Homerion Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Chios, and along with the “Theodorakia 2006” (the dedicated to the grate musician Mikis Theodorakis cultural events) organizes a sculpture exhibition of Aristides Varrias. Varrias will exhibit his 24 new sculptures, inspired by Greek poetry. The first 12 are ‘prosopa’ sculpted on latypes of the famous Parian Marble. They are inspired by Kavafi’s poetry and consist the collection “Pegylides”. The other 12 consist the collection “Ryades”. They are abstract figures, inspired by Elytis’ poetry and sculpted on Opal. The opening of the exhibition will be the evening of July 28th. The exhibition will be on, daily until Saturday August 12th. (see: Recent Work & Inf. www.homerion.gr. )
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Archilochos Aristidis varrias, volunteered to materialize the Parian municipality's request of sculpturing the bust of Archilohos, the great Parian poet and father of lyric poetry, thus fulfilling his own personal ambition along with the desire of generations of Parians. The sculpture was recently completed and delivered to the Municipality of Paros. To recreate the form of the great poet, the sculptor studied the few archeological findings that describe his appearance, and mostly the ancient parian coin bearing the face of Archilohos on the one side and the lyra on the opposite one. ( this unique coin is one of the 106 parian coins that consists the Varrias Collection, which was donated recently to the archeological museum of Paros and is on the phase of preservation, before it's public exhibition). The bust of Archilohos was sculptured on a big chunk of marble, shaped as a triangular pyramid. 2/3 of the piece consisted of excellent quality Parian marble and the remaining third of transparent, slightly blue quartz crystal. The selection of this piece was not only based on
size criteria, but also due to the fact that it offered the opportunity to express the kindness as well as the power of Archilohos's, the warrior and poet, personality. The bust is about 1.5 times the natural size. On the right and front surface of the triangular shape is engraved a lyra, the musical instrument that is on the back side of the Archilohos coin. On the left and front side, on the other hand, is written the epigram: "ΕΙΜΙ Δ ΕΓΩ ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ ΜΕΝ ΕΝΥΑΛΟΙΟ ΑΝΑΚΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΟΥΣΑΙΩΝ ΕΡΑΤΟΝ ΔΩΡΟΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΟΣ". The bust of Archilohos was set in the middle of St. Nicholas Park at the harbour of Paros. The Mayor of Paros Mr. Christos Vlachogiannis and the vice mayor Mrs. Anna Kagani uncover the bust on September 11th 2009. At the ceremony the bust of Archilohos was presented by the president of the institute of Archeology of Paros and Cyclades Dr. Dora Catsolopoulou, the poet and Archolohos’ biographer mr. Christos Georgousis and of course the artist, Dr. Varrias. Top

"Models of Pastoral Theology to Social Margin."

The new book of Aristides Varrias "Models of Pastoral Theology to Social Margin" is recently issued by P. Pournaras, Thesalonica.

In this book the author studies, attributes into models and approaches critically the attempts of the pastoral approach of marginality, which have been registered the last fifty years worldwide.

This book elevates spherically the questions about marginality which have been raised internationally. In this sence, this new book continues and completes the previous Varrias’ book “Marginality and the Church", which was issued by the same publishing house in 2004.

The five chapters of the book deal with five models as follows: 1) Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy 2) Theology of Liberation 3) Minjung Theology 4) Theology of Marginality 5) The Model of Incarnation

The new book of Aristeidis Varrias "Models of Pastoral to the Social Margin" has been issued by the Pournaras publishing haouse, Thessalonica.

In this, the author studies, brings into models and approaches critically, the main attempts of pastoral dealing with marginality, which has been expressed the last 50 years worldwide. Rendering spherically the question about social marginality, this work continues and completes his previous book "Marginality and the Church", which has also been issued by the same publishing house in 2004.

"Models of Pastoral Theology to Social Margin"

"Marginality and the Church"

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