Chinese lore inspires Greek artist's show

ATHENS - Chinese myths, legends and traditions inspired Greek artist Marianna Ignataki's sixth solo exhibition, Josie, the Armor and the Hairman, at Athens' CAN Gallery.

For Ignataki, a visual artist who works from Beijing and Thessaloniki in northern Greece, the body serves as a "den" for a series of sculptures, watercolors and pencil drawings, and a video installation.

"I am interested in mythology but what inspires me most are the paradoxes in Chinese history, culture and everyday life, as seen through my Western eyes," Ignataki said in a recent interview.