Study for Still Dancing Project

Study for Still Dancing Project

Dennis Oppenheim

1997

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

About this work

This drawing looks messy on purpose. A big, wobbly building sits on the left, with a bench in front of it. To the right, tangled lines and loops fill the space—some look like ropes or wires, others like scribbles. The colors are mostly brown, green, and gray, with splashes of blue and pink. At the bottom, messy handwriting spells out words like *"still dancing"* and *"project."* The scribbles and overlapping lines make the picture feel busy and alive. The words at the bottom hint this might be a sketch for something bigger. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next.

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