Artwork

Τί συμβαίνει με τη φάλαινα

Τί συμβαίνει με τη φάλαινα, by Jerome Loisy, unspecified, 2009
Τί συμβαίνει με τη φάλαινα, by Jerome Loisy, unspecified, 2009

Τί συμβαίνει με τη φάλαινα is an unspecified painting by Jerome Loisy. It dates from 2009 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

About this work

Overview

Jerome Loisy’s 2009 painting Τί συμβαίνει με τη φάλαινα (What Happens to the Whale) is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The work is dominated by a deep, saturated red field that covers the canvas, creating an immediate visual impact. Its title, rendered in Greek, hints at a narrative that remains ambiguous within the abstract visual language.

Technique & Style

The surface is built up with thick, uneven brushstrokes that give the painting a pronounced impasto texture. Loisy’s application appears swift and gestural, leaving visible strokes, drips, and layered ridges that catch light. This tactile approach emphasizes the materiality of the paint, reinforcing the work’s intense chromatic presence.

Subject & Meaning

Beyond the title’s suggestion of a whale, the composition offers little representational detail. In the lower‑right corner a faint, dark silhouette can be discerned, but its identity is obscure. The ambiguity invites viewers to contemplate the relationship between the title’s narrative cue and the painting’s abstract, emotive field.

History & Provenance

Created in 2009, the painting entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings, where it is displayed among works that explore cultural and visual narratives. Its acquisition reflects the institution’s interest in contemporary pieces that engage with both material experimentation and conceptual openness.

Artist & collection

Artist

Jerome Loisy

Jerome Loisy keeps a small notebook where he sketches ideas with a stubby pencil he stole from a hotel in Athens.