Untitled

Untitled

Christine Hiebert

2001

charcoal

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing is all tangled lines—charcoal scribbles that crisscross everywhere. Some lines are thick and dark, others fade into light gray. The paper looks soft, almost like the marks were rubbed in. There’s no clear shape or picture, just a wild mess of strokes. The artist used rabbit-skin glue mixed with charcoal, which lets the lines blur and smudge. It’s like the drawing was made by hand but also feels a little like water spreading. If you like this style, check out scumbling next—it’s a technique that makes marks look fuzzy on purpose.

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