Study for Object with Memory
1997
From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
1997
From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
Dominant colour
Study for Object with Memory is a 1997 by Dennis Oppenheim, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
This drawing shows a strange, blocky figure with a giant head and long, skinny arms. Its body looks like stacked boxes and pipes, with jagged lines everywhere. The colors are mostly faded—light browns, blues, and greens—with some splattered spots. At the bottom, the artist scribbled a messy title: *"Study for Object with Memory."* The figure’s weird shape and scribbled lines make it feel like a sketch for something bigger. The title hints it’s about memory, but the drawing itself is more like a puzzle. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shapes with lines.
