Νεκρή φύση

2000

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

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Νεκρή φύση is a 2000 by Yorgos Tsakiris, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?: Yorgos Tsakiris
When & what style?: 2000
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This drawing shows a bowl of fruit on a table with dark, scratchy lines. The lines look rough but careful, like the artist pressed hard and changed direction often. The shadows twist around the fruit in ways that feel almost messy but still hold things together. Tsakiris made this in 2000, years after he stopped copying Bacon’s style. He added numbers and letters inside the shapes, which makes it feel like a code or a puzzle. The marks don’t just show fruit—they make the whole scene feel like something hidden. Look up Tsakiris, Yorgos (1955) to see how his style changed from flat drawings to tall, ritual-like boxes.