Artwork
Χωρίς Τίτλο (από τη σειρά φανταστικά τοπία και νεκρές φύσεις)
Χωρίς Τίτλο (από τη σειρά φανταστικά τοπία και νεκρές φύσεις) is an unspecified painting by Daniil Gounaridis. It dates from 1987 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1987 by Greek artist Daniil Gounaridis, this untitled work belongs to his series titled “Fantasy Landscapes and Still Lifes.” The piece is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Ethnography, where it is displayed as a representative example of the artist’s late‑career investigations into everyday objects rendered in an imagined setting.
Subject & Meaning
Behind this assemblage, three slender vertical forms rise, their ambiguous silhouette evoking either architectural elements or sculptural figures.
The composition centers on a heap of dark, crumpled paper, upon which a few indistinct items—suggestive of fruit or vegetables—rest. Behind this assemblage, three slender vertical forms rise, their ambiguous silhouette evoking either architectural elements or sculptural figures. The juxtaposition of mundane materials with ambiguous structures invites quiet reflection on the boundary between the ordinary and the imagined.
Technique & Style
Gounaridis employs a muted palette dominated by grays and browns, achieving a subdued atmosphere through careful shading and texture. Fine brushwork renders the paper’s folds and the surface of the objects with tactile precision, while the background forms are suggested with looser strokes, creating depth without overt detail. The overall effect balances realism in the foreground with an abstracted, dream‑like backdrop.
History & Provenance
The work entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings shortly after its completion, becoming part of the institution’s effort to document contemporary Greek visual culture. It has remained in the museum’s collection, appearing in several exhibitions that explore Gounaridis’s contribution to late‑20th‑century painting and his exploration of still‑life motifs within imagined environments.
Artist & collection
Artist
Daniil Gounaridis left Russia as a young man and spent most of his life in Paris, where he taught himself to paint by copying the old masters in the Louvre.
Museum
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
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