Untitled
2002
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2002
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 2002 charcoal by Bjarne Melgaard, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a hunched, shadowy figure with its head covered, scribbled in charcoal and colored pencil. The background is messy—words like *"NOT ALL FAGS GET"* and *"INFECTIONS"* are cut off or crossed out in jagged black letters. Tiny purple marks and faint outlines of other shapes float around the edges, like half-erased notes. The artist used notebook paper and framed it themselves, giving it a rough, unfinished feel. The words and figure seem to clash, like a private message left half-done. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
Bjarne Melgaard (born 9 September 1967) is a Norwegian artist based in New York City.
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