Untitled
1987
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1987 graphite by ERO, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch is a messy, hand-drawn map of a video game level. You see wavy lines for tracks, blocks with circles for platforms, and labels like "drips," "bits," and "3D Black Bubbles." There’s a list of color names (like "Hot Pink" and "True Blue") and notes like "Outline Piece in Flat White." The whole thing is scribbled in pencil and pen on torn paper. The notes suggest this was a rough plan for a game called *The Deadly Type*. The artist jotted down ideas for levels, colors, and even how to draw 3D shapes. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
