Untitled
2003
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2003
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2003 graphite by Frank Magnotta, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a flat, gray sky meeting a choppy sea. Along the horizon, tiny, round shapes—like clocks or wheels—line up in a row. The water below is made of fine, crisscrossed pencil lines, giving it texture. The artist used only pencil, packing in thousands of tiny marks to create light and shadow. No color, just black and white. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
