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For the past four years I have been actively devoted to art, dedicating my time and passion to creation and artistic growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271e5f1 kg-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271e5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Along the way, I had the honour of training alongside the distinguished iconographer Konstantinos Dimitrelos, from whom I learned the art of iconography and mosaic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db200a0 kg-pullquote elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db200a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCreating works with respect for tradition and a focus on quality and detail.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4afce kg-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4afce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through this invaluable experience I developed my knowledge and skills, always guided by respect for tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460f71d kg-thanks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460f71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for your visit, and I invite you to discover my creations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f603a2 elementor-align-left kg-cta elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f603a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/shop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover my creations \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f5832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"24f5832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='kg-tess-divider'><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2215,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2153","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kousidisgallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}