Untitled
1984
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1984
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This is three black-and-white pictures stuck side by side. The left one looks like splattered ink on paper. The middle one has thick, messy lines crisscrossing everywhere. The right one is mostly dark with a few faint shapes peeking through. The artist made these by pressing ink onto a stone, then rolling it onto paper—no brushes, just direct marks. It’s all about the texture and how the lines fight for space. Check out how lithography works next.