Artwork
Χωρίς τίτλο
Χωρίς τίτλο is a drawing by Alekos Fassianos. It dates from 1962 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
About this work
The marks look rough but controlled, like he pressed hard with his pen.
This drawing shows a lined face with dark, bold marks. The face looks old, with deep wrinkles. The lines are thick in some spots and thin in others.
Fassianos made this in Paris in 1962. He was still learning printmaking then. The marks look rough but controlled, like he pressed hard with his pen.
See how the shadows fade out? That’s called cross-hatching. The same artist used it in later prints.
Look up *Fassianos, Alekos (1935-2022)*.
Overview
Untitled (1962) is a drawing by Alekos Fassianos, created during his time in Paris, where he was studying lithography on a French government scholarship. The work features a lined, aged face rendered with expressive, varied line weights.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a face with pronounced, deep wrinkles, conveying a sense of age. The stylized, almost childlike simplicity of the depiction contrasts with the expressive intensity of the bold, dark marks.
Technique & Style
The drawing showcases controlled, rough-hewn lines of varying thickness, achieved through deliberate pressure variations. It also employs cross-hatching to create subtle, fading shadows, a technique Fassianos would refine in later printmaking works.
History & Provenance
Created in 1962, during Fassianos's early period in Paris, while he was a student at the School of Fine Arts, honing his lithography skills. The work reflects his burgeoning technical control and expressive style.
Context
Emerging from Fassianos's formative period in Paris, 'Untitled' bridges his initial explorations in lithography with his developing artistic voice, influenced by both the technical demands of printmaking and the expressive qualities of drawing.
Legacy
This early work foreshadows Fassianos's later mastery of expressive printmaking, particularly in his use of cross-hatching, which became a hallmark of his style. It provides insight into the foundational techniques and aesthetic sensibilities that defined his career.
Artist & collection
Artist
Alekos Fassianos was a renowned Greek painter. He gained recognition for his distinctive style, which was characterized by immediacy and a deliberate departure from standardized painting techniques.
Museum
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
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