Untitled
1956
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1956
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1956 ink by Aldemir Martins, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a big-headed figure sitting with its legs crossed, holding a small object in its hands. The face is split down the middle, with one side smooth and the other filled with tight, crisscrossed lines. The figure wears a loose shirt and pants, and the whole image is in black ink on white paper. The crisscrossed lines on one side of the face are made using a technique called cross-hatching. It’s like stacking lines to create shading without color. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it to add depth.
