Mr. Kostis Dolapsis-Krassanakis was born in Heraklion,Crete.
From the mid '60s to mid '70 s he was studing in Italy and Spain,a period dedicated also to travel through Europe,Asia,Africa and the Middle East.     
He was acquainted with renowned artists in architecture and Applied Arts.For example,in Italy Kostis met Scarpa,Licatta,Manzu,Levi,De Felice,Guttuso,Benetton a.o.In Spain he met Dali,Miro and Victor D'ors.  

In 1967 he was introduced to  Picasso, Kandylis, Provelegios, Xenakis and,  a little later he met sculptor-painter  Kostas Andreou  who influenced  Kosti's architectural  orientation and became his  best friend.Kostis experimented with metals and found innumerable ways to  images  of  superlative  art forms, which  earned him  international  recognition.

In  Italy Kostis Dolapsis-Krassanakis was  prized for his systematic research in metals and the comprehensivenes  of  his synthetic choices.Leading architects and artists have eulogized his work.Following a collective exhibition at the School of  Architectural in Naples and an Individual  Exhibition in Venice, Kostis work was commended by critics and experts and spread his  reputation  across Europe.

Other  exhibitions equally  succesful,were in  Palermo(Sicily) and Como (N.Italy), as  well as at  the National  Museum of Fine Arts in Malta,and also in Hong Kong.-
The  work of  Kostis  Dolapsis-Krassanakis  represents  a  unique example  in  Metal Art.

He never  fails to mention  that he is the keeper  of  the  Minoan art of processing  metals.
He claims to have  established  an  intimate  relationship  with  his  ancient  ancestors  he  is in  perpetual  communion  with them when  contemplating  forms  and ways to  harness  fire to  produce  a range of chromatic  variations on metal , which  emulate the  Hubble Space Telescop e colour  snapshots  of  stars in  their moment of birth.
During  the  last  few  years  Kostis  is  assisted by  his  sons,Pavlis  and  Michalis,who are promising  artists and keen to make their contribution to  Metal  Art   and  Sculpture.

For  the  last  20 years  Kostis  draws  his  inspiration from  the  history of  Crete.
His  blood  line  straddles between the  historical  village  of  Sfakia  (the Psaron family) and the  Lasithi  region, but  he  has a  special  place  in  his heart  for  the  ''Big  Castle" (Modern Heraklion),  his birthplace.

Kostis  believes  that  evry  exhibition  of  his  Metal  Artworks  and  Sculptorss  provide  food for  thought  for  modern  and  future  researches  and  artists  in  metal  work.