1967
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1967 graphite by Edward Ruscha, depicting Wind Wave, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a big, empty rectangle of paper with a single word—“WAX”—drawn in block letters near the top. Ruscha made the letters by sprinkling gunpowder on the paper and then lighting it. The smoke left soft, fuzzy edges instead of crisp lines. It’s like writing with fire instead of ink. If you like how words can look like objects, check out more works by Edward Ruscha.
Edward Joseph Ruscha IV (, roo-SHAY; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement.
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