Demetrios Farmakopoulos, (Δημήτριος Φαρμακόπουλος),(1919–1996), also known as Mimis Farmakopoulos. An influential Greek painter whose main recurring theme is space and the future.
Born in Athens, in 1919 and graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts winning first prize in nude paintings.
During World War II, Farmakopoulos served in the Greek Army and later joined the group EAM during the Greek Resistance against the occupation of Greece by Nazi Germany.
Since then, Farmakopoulos had a great artistic career and numerous exhibitions in Greece and in South America, especially Brazil where he spent a number of years.
His main theme is celestial phenomena, space and the distant future.
During his stay in Brazil, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro where he took courses in Interior Design and Stagecraft. Thereafter he was the head set designer for many years in television, dance halls and Brazilian Carnivals.
1949 Zappeion - Panhellenic Exhibition of Greek Crafts - Athens, Greece1952 Outdoor Exhibition - Kifisia, Greece1957 Salao Nacional de Belas Artes - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1958 Salao do Mar - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1958 Museu Arte Monterna - Em Goiania - Brazil1959 Coletiva do Turismo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1960 Α.Σ.Μ. - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1961 "Toca" Galeri - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1962 "Toca" Galeri - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1963 Instituto Brasil-USA - Brazil1964 Casueiruem - Vitoria, Brazil1966 Salao Nacional E.S. - Vitoria, Brazil1967 Salao Nacional E.S. - Vitoria, Brazil1967 Museu Arte Monterna - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1969 Galeri "Sao Sermain" - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1969 Galeri "Rico Rico" - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1970 Transantlantic ship "Augusto" - en route1971 Piraeus Carnival - Greece1972 Rotonda - Athens, Greece1973 Center of Cultural Cooperation - Athens, Greece1973 Panhellenic Exhibition - Athens, Greece1974 New Thought - Athens, Greece1974 Center of Cultural Cooperation - Athens, Greece1975 Panhellenic Exhibition - Athens, Greece1975 New Thought - Athens, Greece1975 Ministry of Culture - Week of Art - Athens, Greece1976 New Thought - Athens, Greece1976 EPASKT - Athens, Greece1977 "Dawn" Festival - Athens, Greece1978 Firka Museum - Panhellenic Painting Exhibition - Chania, Greece1978 Athens Cultural Center - 2001 - Athens, Greece1979 O.S.E. - Athens, Greece1980 Gallery "Simvoli" - Athens, Greece1980 Gallery "Modern Art Team" - Athens, Greece1980 KNE Festival - Peristeri, Greece1981 Cooperative of Artists - Athens, Greece1981 Patissia Artists - Civilizing Movement - Athens, Greece1986 Athens, Greece1998 Gallery "Artbus" - Chalandri, Greece2002 Gallery "Antinor" - Athens, Greece