The sculptor and painter Petros Papaloizos was born in Cairo in 1927. From 1945 onwards, he lived and worked in Paris, where he passed away in 1978.
He initially studied painting in Paris, with A. Lhote and F. Léger as his most notable teachers (1947–1948), and later sculpture under E. Hajdu (1948–1955).
His sculptures gradually moved from a figurative approach into the realm of abstraction. Using metal and machine components, he produced works in a constructivist style, at times featuring angular forms and at others curvilinear ones.
He presented his work in France through solo and group exhibitions (e.g., in various Parisian Salons, such as the Salon de la Jeune Sculpture in 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1972), while a retrospective exhibition of his work titled “Sculptures” was organized in Paris in 1987.
Several of his works can be found in outdoor urban spaces in France.