Theodore Manolides is one of Greece's most important con-temporary artists, with many exhibitions in Greece, Europe and the United States to his credit. Through a realistic id-iom which includes memories and inheritances from antiq-uity and Byzantium, as well as from folk art, Manolides has developed a highly individual style. Manolides' paintings are imbued with a vitality and monumentality that resist the erosion of time, throwing light on existential questions and bringing out insights into a cross-cultural heritage, especially the values which rise up through it, enriching and giving being to the humanistic de-mands of our times.