Untitled
1983
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1983
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1983 ink by Bruce Nauman, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows two empty rectangular boxes connected by a thin line, like a hallway. The whole thing is covered in messy, crisscrossed lines—some thick, some faint—making it look like a sketch exploded. The paper is mostly white, but the ink smudges give it a rough, scratchy feel. The artist used a mix of etching and drypoint, which means they carved into the metal plate and scraped it to leave behind these jagged marks. It’s less about a clear picture and more about the process of drawing itself. Check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques work.
Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico.
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