Stass Paraskos

Norbert Lynton presents a critical appraisal of the painter Stass Paraskos. This includes discussion of both Paraskos's life and artworks from the late 1950s to the present day. Paraskos was born in Cyprus in 1933, but moved to England in 1953 to work as a cook in his brother's restaurant in Leeds. The restaurant was a popular meeting place for students from Leeds College of Art, who encouraged Stass to enrol on art classes at the College. At the time Leeds College of Art was described as the 'Bauhaus of England', with inspirational tutors such as Harry Thubron, Tom Hudson and Tom Watt. After…