Νύχτες από γραφίτη

Νύχτες από γραφίτη

Yiannis Adamakos

1992

From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This drawing is all black graphite on white paper. Sharp lines jab the surface like a pencil fighting the page. Soft smudges spread where the artist’s hand lingers, making some areas glow while others sink into deep grey. The violence isn’t in the subject—there isn’t one—it’s in the marks themselves. The pencil feels like it’s scratching raw emotion straight onto the sheet. Dark clusters open up suddenly to pale breaths of white, as if the paper itself is breathing. Want to see how this hand works in person? Go to the Museum of Ethnography.

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