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Μικρός δολοφόνος, by Dimitris Xonoglou, 1997

Μικρός δολοφόνος

Dimitris Xonoglou

1997

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

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Overview

Μικρός δολοφόνος is a 1997 by Dimitris Xonoglou, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?
Dimitris Xonoglou
When & what style?
1997
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

You see a stark black-and-white drawing of a small, shadowy figure. The lines are sharp and deliberate, with no color except a faint wash that holds the drawing together. The artist strips away everything but the line itself. This work is part of a series called "Small Murderer." Here, the artist removes color to focus on the drawing’s structure. The faint dissolved wash only fixes the lines, making the figure stand out sharply. The line feels almost violent, like a cut. Look up the artist who made it: Xonoglou, Dimitris (1949).

About the artist

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