Untitled
1986
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1986
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a tangle of dark lines and shapes on a light background. The strokes look hurried—some thick and bold, others faint and wobbly. There’s no clear picture of anything real; instead, it’s all angles, loops, and overlapping marks in brown, black, and gray. The artist used a mix of ink and gouache, a water-based paint that lets colors blend or stay sharp. The lines don’t form anything you’d recognize, but they create a kind of energy just by how they move. If you like this loose, sketchy style, check out gouache to see how it works.