Andravidiotis Woodcarvers

Ecclesiastical Wood Carving

The art of carving and sculpture were some of the oldest human activities. Thousand years ago human beings had found the way to work with different materials, including wood by giving it various shapes. As the years went by and with the civilization progress, woodcarving became a need of expression and creation, and the artist's role was and is, to interpret life and imprison the moment by giving them a steady shape....

... a need of expression and creation, and the artist's role was and is, to interpret life and imprison the moment by giving them a steady shape. Today there are only few carvers who continue to work on the Temples decoration, by saving and continuing the tradition and enriching the art of woodcarving with Modern Greek elements. Though this ancient art remains a classic manifestation of the Greek aestheticism.

Ελβετία The Altar of the Holy Church of St. Dimitrios in Zurich – Switzerland
ξυλόγλυπτα τέμπλα
The Altar of the Holy Church of St. Sofia in Bazel – Switzerland
ξυλόγλυπτα εκκλησιαστικά
Synthronon in the Holy Church of St. Eleutherios - Athens

With the art of woodcarving first dealt Adravidiotis Nicholas (1896-1954), who relying solely on his natural talent for dealing with this art, he managed to become a leading teacher of woodcarving.

Worthy descendants and successors of the great artist are Nicholas' sons, Theophilus and John, who have studied at the side of their father, a great successor of the Byzantine tradition. Today the great family tradition in woodcarving is continued by Theophilus' children;

Eleftherios and John, who walking the path of their father and grandfather have undertaken the creative and faithful reproduction of the great Byzantine Art and the in Third Millennium.