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'''Yiannis Moralis''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Γιάννης Μόραλης'''}}, (23 April 1916 – 20 December 2009) was an important [[Greeks|Greek]] visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the 30s".

==Life==
Born in [[Arta]], [[Epirus]], [[Greece]], on [[April 23]], [[1916]], Moralis moved to [[Athens]] with his parents in [[1927]]. From the age of 15 he studied at the [[Athens School of Fine Arts]] under [[Umbertos Argyros]] and [[Konstantinos Parthenis]]. In [[1936]], he received a grant from this school to study for a year in Rome. After this, he went to Paris to study fresco and mural work at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also studied mosaic at the École des Arts et Métiers.

When [[World War II]] broke out in [[1939]], Moralis returned to [[Greece]]. The following year he exhibited his art for the first time. Numerous other exhibitions followed both nationally and internationally.

Moralis taught at the Athens School of Fine Arts from [[1947]] until his retirement in [[1983]]. In [[1949]], he formed with other artists including [[Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas]], [[Yiannis Tsarouchis]], [[Nikos Nikolaou]], [[Nikos Engonopoulos]] and [[Panagiotis Tetsis]], the "Armos" art group. This group had its first exhibition in [[1950]] in Athens' [[Zappeion]].

Moralis died on [[December 20]], [[2009]].

==Works==
Some of Moralis' most famous works include:
* Two Friends (1946)
* Pregnant Woman (1948)
* Seated Nude (1952)
* Erotiko (1990).

From the [[1970s]], he moved from the realistic depictions of the human form of his earlier works towards a geometric stylisation incorporating curves.

Over the years, Moralis was also involved with creating theatrical set and costume designs for the [[Greek National Theatre]] and the [[Greek National Ballet]]; illustrating poetic works by [[Odysseas Elytis]] and [[Giorgos Seferis]]; and decorating architectural works such as the façade of the [[Athens Hilton]], the Metro-Station "Panepistimiou" and the Athens Central Station.

In [[1965]] he was decorated by [[King Constantine II]] with the Order of the Phoenix.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.peri-grafis.com/ergo.php?id=950 Perigrafis] – biography in Greek; includes photos of several paintings
* [http://www.paletaworld.org/Artist.asp?id=72 Paleta] – thumbnails of numerous paintings

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[[Category:1916 births|Moralis, Yiannis]]
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 From the [[1970s]], he moved from the realistic depictions of the human form of his earlier works towards a geometric stylisation incorporating curves.
-Over the years, Moralis was also involved with creating theatrical set and costume designs for the [[Greek National Theatre]] and the [[Greek National Ballet]]; illustrating poetic works by [[Odysseas Elytis]] and [[Giorgos Seferis]]; and decorating architectural works such as the façade of the [[Athens Hilton]], the Metro-Station "Panepistimiou" and the Athens Central Station.
+Over the years, Moralis was also involved with creating theatrical set and costume designs for the Greek [[National Theatre]] and the Greek [[National Ballet]]; illustrating poetic works by [[Odysseas Elytis]] and [[Giorgos Seferis]]; and decorating architectural works such as the façade of the [[Athens Hilton]], the Metro-Station "Panepistimiou" and the Athens Central Station.
 In [[1965]] he was decorated by [[King Constantine II]] with the Order of the Phoenix.