These are serious paintings with daring imagery and a truly solid inner strength.

As a young man, George used to visit Apophasis and these works still retain the influence of the formal powers used by Christoforos Savva via the School of Paris and L’hote.

Not surprisingly then that his paintings have a warmth, emotion and structure so often lacking with today’s younger painters.

By Glyn Hughes, The Cyprus Weekly, June 2001

Although Mr. Ashiotis has been painting all of his life, he claims that he isn’t “really an artist.” This is hard to believe when you visit his gallery, because the work doesn’t seem like it is primitive in any sense. It is abstract work.

He loves bright, strong colours. Occasionally he experiments with relief elements in his work,  never losing the sense of balance which is very evolved.

He doesn’t claim to have a particular style but there seems to be a strong element of graphic design in most of his paintings.

His paintings are abstract paintings, but they aren’t just an array of colour splashed about on canvas. All of his paintings have a thought behind them. He is a true artist in the sense that he uses painting to depict the way his mind understands an event or phenomenon. His inspiration comes mostly from history and current events.

He is a very personable man who honestly enjoys being “not really an artist.” It is enjoyable to listen to him explain his work. He doesn’t usually give his paintings titles so it is worth having him tell you about the stories behind them.

By Aileen Stavrinides, The Nicosia Municipality’s Original Tourist Guide, July 1996

Bold slashes of vibrant colours dominate Ashiotis’ work, from a majestic gold to vivid red.

It is only in the last three years that he has been able to devote more time to his art.

He refuses to be pinned down to a particular style or theme.

“I don’t paint reality, I interpret it. I paint whatever I feel, when the mood takes me.”

By Sarah Longbottom, Cyprus Times, May 1996

This is one of the most dynamic debuts for some time. A mature artist with an instinctive use of colour and form to portray ideas and feelings.

The artist is also something fairly rare here and that is a successful expressionist and not a mere filler in of good colour. In other words George Ashiotis is a PAINTER and not a decorator.

He also manages to place in his pictures a figurative image which also responds to the abstract areas on his canvas. The style and content cohese.

The use of colour can be symbolic as well, but it is mainly the intuitive ability to use paint to express what he wishes added to the ability to allow each picture to take over from his pre-conceived ideas – in other words the artist gives each painting its own life – which makes this such an invigorating exhibition.

By Glyn Hughes, The Cyprus Weekly, May 1996