Untitled

Untitled

Carroll Dunham

1990

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing looks like a scribbled dream. You see a giant eye with thick lashes, a wobbly nose, and a mouth that’s more like a squiggly line. Strange shapes float around—some look like mushrooms, others like tangled roots or floating blobs. The whole thing is drawn with scratchy lines and smudged ink, like it was made fast, without much smoothing out. The artist used a technique called *drypoint*, where they etched lines into a plate with a sharp tool. The pressure left a rough edge that holds ink, making the lines look slightly fuzzy. It’s messy but intentional—no clean outlines here. If you like this wild, sketchy style, check out Carroll Dunham.

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