Theophilos

Unbeknownst to the 19thcentury Greek primitive painter Theofilos other painters around the world at the time were also exploring nonacademic subjects focusing on the everyday lives of ordinary persons In the US the group of painters who chose such subjects were dubbed the Ashcan school Though Theofilos remained unknown in his lifetime this biographical drama explores the painters life from his birth on the Isle of Lesbos Lesvos in 1868 to the time when he developed his characteristic style following his discharge from the Greek army