Untitled

Untitled

David Diao

1988

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows four simple shapes on a light background. Two black squares sit above two colored squares—one green, one red. Each colored square has small letters inside: the green one says "BRE," the red one says "BERG." The black shapes look like they’re cut out, with clean edges and no shading. The artist used a printing trick to make the colors pop. The green and red squares are flat, but the letters inside are slightly darker, like they were pressed in deeper. If you want to see more work like this, check out etching to learn how artists use acid and ink to create prints.

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