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About this work

You see a large, jagged black shape that looks like a giant metal screw bent into a bridge. It cuts across a pale background, almost like a dark crack in the sky. This is not a real bridge, but a drawing made to feel heavy and industrial. Oldenburg often turned everyday objects into strange, soft or oversized sculptures. Here, he used etching and aquatint to create deep black areas that feel solid and cold. The print is part of a series exploring how simple forms can suggest big structures. To see more art that plays with size and common objects, look up The Museum of Modern Art.