Untitled
1972
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1972
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1972 graphite by Anna Maria Maiolino, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a white background with sharp, jagged lines forming odd shapes. In the center, there’s a dark, fuzzy square that looks like a smudged window or a blocked-out space. The lines around it are uneven, some pointing inward, others outward, as if they’re pushing against each other. The dark square stands out because it’s the only solid, filled-in shape—everything else is just outlines. The rest of the drawing feels like it’s made of thin, sketchy lines, almost like a half-finished map or a puzzle missing pieces. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth and texture.
Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942) was a Brazilian artist, born in Scalea.
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