1983
From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
Σπουδή για γλυπτό στο Walker Art Center I is a 1983 by Chryssa (Vardea-Mavromichali), held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
This drawing shows blocky letters and symbols in black ink. They look like they’re floating in a light gray space. The lines are sharp but uneven. Chryssa often used letters this way in the 1960s. She pulled words from signs and ads, then changed them into art. She liked how letters could feel solid or soft depending on the marks. Check out how she layered lines to make the letters pop. Try looking up cross-hatching if you want to see how it works.
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali (Greek: Χρυσά Βαρδέα-Μαυρομιχάλη; December 31, 1933 – December 23, 2013) was a Greek American artist who worked in a wide variety of media.
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