1959
wood
panel
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1959 wood by Alejandro Otero, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is a tall, narrow strip of black with slashes of bright color. The colors—green, yellow, orange—cut through the dark like jagged lines. Some shapes lean sideways, others feel like they’re twisting. The edges are sharp, not soft. The artist used lacquer, a glossy finish, so the colors pop against the dark background. It’s like the paint was poured or scraped on, not brushed smoothly. Look up Alejandro Otero to see how he played with color and shape in his work.
Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar, March 7, 1921 — Caracas, August 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan painter of Geometric abstraction, a sculptor, a writer and a cultural promoter. He was a founding member of the Los Disidentes group.
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