Untitled

Untitled

D-L Alvarez

2003

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is a blurry, pixelated portrait of a person’s face and shoulders. The image looks like it’s made of tiny squares, almost like a low-resolution photo. The person has dark hair and is wearing a dark top, but the details are hard to make out. The whole thing is drawn in pencil on paper, giving it a rough, sketchy feel. The artist used a technique that makes it look grainy up close. Check out stippling to see how artists create texture with dots.

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