Konstantinos Kantartzis (KANT)was born and raised in Mytilene, Lesvos. He studied
Medicine at   the  National and  Kapodistrian University of Athens and  specialized in
Dermatology-Venereology  at  the   University of Marburg, Germany, where he also
prepared and completed his Doctoral Thesis. For many years he operated a Private
Clinic in the center of Athens, he has been the Scientific Director of the Health Center
in Piraeus and now he is Director in the Dermatology Department of Dafni Athens
Psychiatric Hospital.
In addition to his studies and professional activity in the field of medicine, he studied
acting at the “Hatzikou Private School of Dramatic Art”, completed a painting program
at the “Vakalo School of Art” and attended hagiography seminars at the Benaki
Museum.

In 2016 he was admitted to Athens School of Fine Arts, after successful
entrance exams, studied under the supervision of teachers Mr. Tzakos and Mr.
Charalambous and graduated in 2021 with a degree in Painting with a general grade
“EXCELLENT”. The degree of Fine Arts in the field of Painting is a single and
inseparable degree equal to postgraduate level 7 according to the European
Qualifications Framework.
In 2020 he successfully completed the annual educational program of the University
of the Aegean entitled “Therapy through art with emphasis on the visual arts”.

His work questions the boundary between biological and psychological
existence. Using all mediums, but most preferably clay and pencil, hi depicts
human and animal parts, plants and objects in a deconstructive way leading
to unusual compositions. In this procedure he reinvents the world playing
with the so called literal meaning, presenting at the same time a new,
informal, but also an ironic one.