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Greek painter and graffiti artist (1976–2023)

Stelios Faitakis (in Gr: Στέλιος Φαϊτάκης; 1976 – 6 October 2023) was a Greek painter and graffiti artist.

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Early years and education

Faitakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1976. He followed a one-year course, 1996–1997, at Salonica University's School of Visual and Applied Arts,^[1] and then enrolled and studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, taking the course of hagiography and graduating in 2003. During his years at the art schools and later on, he also took courses in elementary Osteopathy, in Qigong, and in Chinese medicine.^[2]

Career

Faitakis began as a graffiti artist, in the 1990s, becoming known in the capital for his works, which he signed with the pseudonym “Bizare.”^[3] He started painting by the early 2000s and took part in the Athens Biennale of 2007.

His muralSocrates drinking the hemlock brought him to the attention of art critics and a wider audience.^{[ Stelios Faitakis JETAS}