1978
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1978 ink by Armando Villegas, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows a person wearing a strange, heavy helmet covered in coiled snakes. The face underneath looks serious, with a dark beard and a chainmail collar. The background is dark, almost like night, with a crescent moon in the top corner. The snakes on the helmet are tangled and detailed, almost like they’re alive. The artist used shading to make the metal look rough and real. Try looking up etching to see how artists like this create deep, textured lines.
Armando Villegas was a Peruvian-born Colombian painter whose career spanned nearly six decades. He produced more than 15,000 works, notably the "guerreros" (warriors) series, and helped establish Colombian contemporary art institutions.
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