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Nikos Georgiadis was born in 1925 in Athens. He studied drawing with Thanasis Aparte and then studied architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (1946-1948), followed by postgraduate studies in architecture at New York Columbia University (1952-1953) and painting and scenography at Slade University College, London (1953-1955), where he later taught as a professor. He was also involved in set and costume design in theatre, film and ballet and was one of the most important set designers internationally, working with leading artists from each field. His early works move within the framework of action painting and abstract expressionism. Upon settling in London, he produced abstract compositions dominated by calligraphic-organic shapes, while using the technique collage and papiers découpés. From the late 1950s he turned to a painting characterized by strict organization and the imposition of rectangular architectural forms, with clear critical references to the impersonal urban environment. He continued in this direction, experimenting with the structural-constructivist possibilities of shapes. In the early 1990s, he made a dynamic return to the painting, with representational-narrative compositions of large dimensions, in which myth meets contemporary reality in unreal-theatrical spaces. He was an active member of the "Armos" group and presented his work in solo and group exhibitions in Greece and mainly abroad. Among his participations in international events, Documenta (Kassel, 1964) and the Venice Biennale (1966, when he participated in the painting section with G. Mavroidis) stand out. He died in 2001 in London.