Untitled

Untitled

Ellen Gallagher

1997

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows a torn magazine page with a wig ad. The main photo is a woman with dark glasses, her face half-covered by a bold black wig. The ad lists prices like $12.99 and shows smaller photos of other wigs. The right side is covered in blue dots and circles, some overlapping, others scattered. The dots and circles look like they’re made from modeling clay or paint. The ad’s bright colors contrast with the muted, messy texture on the right. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.

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