On the water worm-like things, sea-dragons strange / 3 nicors, 1996
He studied painting (1979–84) at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikos Kessanlis. His work is characterised by an impressive diversity of materials and construction methods – from simple recycled paper constructions or assemblages (wood, tree branches, bamboo, thread, plastic) to advanced digital applications. His work has been featured in more than 20 solo exhibitions in Greece; he has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece and other countries. He has authored two books in Greek (Προϊστορικό Ρεστοράν, Kedros publ. 2001; Ζωγραφική, οδηγίες χρήσεως, Metaixmio Publ. 2011). In 2003, he attended part of the Hellenic Studies programme at Princeton University as a visiting artist
Τhe work On the water worm-like things, sea dragons strange/3 nicors, of 1996, illustrates a scene from the old Beowulf poem. The artist's interest, derived from his reading, is addressed to the combination of Eastern and Western mythology, in which he simply wishes to show that Greek civilisation is a possession of world literature and creativity. In the imaginative Beowulf poem, the most ancient battle between man and a dragon is described, and here the description portrays phantasmagorical acts in an exotic landscape. In his work, Zacharioudakis confines himself to the depiction of the special landscape, by a technique which is affected by miniatures illustrating the Gospels.
