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Φωτοσχέδιο 1, by Xanthippos Vyssios, unspecified

Φωτοσχέδιο 1

Xanthippos Vyssios

unspecified

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

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Overview

Φωτοσχέδιο 1 is an unspecified by Xanthippos Vyssios, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?
Xanthippos Vyssios
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This painting is a swirl of bright neon colors—mostly orange, blue, and yellow—on a dark background. The shapes look like tangled wires or glowing paths, with some circles and lines that almost feel like faces or objects. A few words in blue light up faintly, like "DUDUCE" and "WICE," but they’re hard to read. The glowing effect makes it feel like a city at night with too much energy, or maybe a dream where everything is moving too fast. The artist used light to create this look, almost like they painted with flashes. If you like this style, look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create drama in other paintings.

About the artist

Artist

Xanthippos Vyssios

Greek painter Xanthippos Vyssios kept a studio above a bakery in Athens, where the smell of sesame and yeast crept up the stairs and stuck to his canvases.

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