 He was a pupil of Parthenis
and Kontoglou, and one of the first
exponents of surrealism in Greece. In The Oath the
contribution of metaphysical painting of De
Chirico is parent in the composition of the
work, as is a certain degree of classic style. The main
feature of Engonopoulos’ work is that the symbols he
uses are not only details taken from his own
sub-conscious mind, according to the model of the
Mediterranean surrealists, but mainly symbols from
history and the civilizations which developed here and
abroad. The totally unexpected juxtaposition of the habit
with the military  uniform
together with the ax and the Minoan figures, hint in a
dreamy fashion at the basic composition which everything
can acquire in our minds. |
