Education
He works the drawings into finished paintings as well as sculptures in wood and metal. He attended the Pratt Institute in New York City on scholarship at the age of 8.
He works the drawings into finished paintings as well as sculptures in wood and metal. He attended the Pratt Institute in New York City on scholarship at the age of 8.
Kotopoulis moved to the Tampa Bay area in the 1985. Kotopoulis does paintings and 3-dimensional work. He is known for his humorous characature drawings and sculptures.
Kotopoulis was born in Brooklyn, New York to Greek immigrant parents.
In classes with adults he became intimidated and withdrew before later returning to the school before and after serving as a medic in the United States. Marine Corps. Then he started his own animation company, produicing contract work for Disney, Universal Studios, Hanna Barbera Cartoons and Depati-Freeland.
In 1985, he moved to Safety Harbor, Florida to take care of his mother. He opened a studio and produced oversized metal yard art
He also made his "Egos", stylized human forms worked into chairs and headboards.
Much of his work is commission based. He has also lived and worked on the eastern shore of Alabama.
