Untitled
1973
pastel
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1973
pastel
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This is a square of soft, grainy texture—no clear shapes, just tiny pastel marks pressed into the paper. The colors are muted, mostly light beige and gray, blending into a uniform surface. Up close, you’d see the individual strokes, but from a distance, it looks like a single, smooth color. The artist used pastel, a soft chalky stick, to build up the image. The marks overlap in a way that feels accidental, like sand or static. Next, check out pastel to see how artists use this slippery, blendable medium.