{"id":2236820,"date":"2026-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2236820"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:00:00","slug":"visible-brushstrokes-push-on-a-subtle-grid-in-stelios-pupets-contemplative-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2236820","title":{"rendered":"Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet\u2019s Contemplative Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a painting by Stelios Pupet of a woman standing in an orchard\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLa politique de l\u2019autruche\u201d (2026), oil on canvas, 160 x 180 centimeters. All images courtesy of Stelios Pupet, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d243ebe wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet\u2019s Contemplative Scenes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-11-04T09:07:26-06:00\">November 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F11%2Fstelios-pupet-murals-grid-paintings%2F&amp;title=Visible%20Brushstrokes%20Push%20on%20a%20Subtle%20Grid%20in%20Stelios%20Pupet%26%238217%3Bs%20Contemplative%20Scenes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--pinterest\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F11%2Fstelios-pupet-murals-grid-paintings%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F11%2Fpupet-6-960x853.jpg&amp;description=Visible%20Brushstrokes%20Push%20on%20a%20Subtle%20Grid%20in%20Stelios%20Pupet%26%238217%3Bs%20Contemplative%20Scenes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--email\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email this article\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--copy\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/11\/stelios-pupet-murals-grid-paintings\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"479032\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From his studio in Athens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steliospupet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stelios Pupet<\/a> renders meditative paintings that place organic elements within a subtle grid. The artist always begins with a structural matrix that he builds upon, sometimes leaving a square angle for a cloud or section of grass and other times manipulating the form into a natural curve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, Pupet has begun to experiment with different media like pastel pencils and plans to incorporate oil pastels into his larger works on canvas. The shifts in his practice have been small, and \u201cI think that just things got a little bit more wise,\u201d he tells Colossal. In addition to a trio of works in progress in his studio, Pupet has several murals planned for 2027, which you can keep up with on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stelios_pupet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479032\" title=\"\u201cCurrent state\u201d (2026), Columbia records factory, Athens\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cCurrent state\u201d (2026), Columbia records factory, Athens\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cCurrent state\u201d (2026), Columbia records factory, Athens\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-4.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Stelios Pupet of a yellow-orange dropping flower on a small wall amid destruction\" class=\"wp-image-479095\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCurrent state\u201d (2026), Columbia records factory, Athens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479032\" title=\"\u201cReflection of a whisper\u201d (2024), oil on canvas, 120 x 160 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cReflection of a whisper\u201d (2024), oil on canvas, 120 x 160 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cReflection of a whisper\u201d (2024), oil on canvas, 120 x 160 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-3.jpg\" alt=\"a painting by Stelios Pupet of a figure standing in a courtyard with lounge chairs and a cactus\" class=\"wp-image-479094\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cReflection of a whisper\u201d (2024), oil on canvas, 120 x 160 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479032\" title=\"\u201cGefu\u0308ge\u201d (2026), Eberbach, Germany\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cGefu\u0308ge\u201d (2026), Eberbach, Germany\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cGefu\u0308ge\u201d (2026), Eberbach, Germany\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-2.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by stelios pupet of a woman seated on a stone next to water with swans\" class=\"wp-image-479093\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGefu\u0308ge\u201d (2026), Eberbach, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479032\" title=\"\u201cReminiscence\u201d (2025), oil on canvas, 120 x 80 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cReminiscence\u201d (2025), oil on canvas, 120 x 80 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cReminiscence\u201d (2025), oil on canvas, 120 x 80 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-7.jpg\" alt=\"a painting by stelios pupet of a woman in a large-brimmed hat descending a staircase among adobe walls surrounded by cacti\" class=\"wp-image-479098\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cReminiscence\u201d (2025), oil on canvas, 120 x 80 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pupet-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479032\" title=\"\u201cGefu\u0308ge\u201d (2026), Eberbach, Germany\" 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