Untitled

Untitled

Conrad Atkinson

1985

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This looks like a mock-up of a newspaper page, but it’s all hand-drawn. The headlines read things like *"Michelangelo Questions U.N. Priorities"* and *"Rembrandt in Call for Trade Sanctions."* There are fake charts, doodles, and scribbles everywhere—some look like real data, others like quick sketches. A black square in the middle is labeled *"Let’s get personal,"* and there’s a small car drawn in the bottom left corner. The whole thing feels like a joke about how art and news mix—or don’t. The artist used watercolor to add color to the printed lines, giving it a messy, handmade look. Check out the technique: watercolor to see how artists use it this way.

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