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Institute of Contemporary Art Miami

Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA I, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Jun 1 – 30, 2025
Konstantino Dregos’ “Prima Materia”
23 NE41st St Miami FL 33137
ICA Miami Expansion

A solo project by Berlin-based Konstantino Dregos (b. 1977, Greece), Prima Materia features ten new, large-scale paintings that delve into fundamental questions of existence, matter, and identity. Dregos’s large-scale square canvases are primed with black acrylic and repeatedly inscribed with the formula “+1” in white chalk. The repeated script against black canvases creates an illusion of spatial depth, transforming the two-dimensional surface into a seemingly three-dimensional experience. This visual play extends to the exhibition’s installation, where the sequential arrangement of the panels suggests a temporal progression, inviting viewers to consider each “+1” as a step in both space and time.

Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA I, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA II, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA III, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA IV, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA V, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA VI, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA VII, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA VIII, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA IX, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.
Konstantino Dregos, PRIMA MATERIA X, 2024. Acrylic, Chalk, Wax Pastels, Varnish on Canvas. 220x220cm. 86 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.