Untitled
1947
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1947
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch looks like a messy but smart blueprint for a weird space. There’s a big purple shape that could be a seat or a chair, a dark box on the left that might be a table or a stage, and some scribbled lines showing how people could walk around. The right side has clean floor plans with labels like "lobby" and "bar," but the left side is all rough, with splashes of color and quick notes. The mix of precise lines and wild scribbles shows how Kiesler thought about design—part drawing, part brainstorm. The words and arrows suggest movement, like people flowing through the space. Check out gouache to see how this paint lets artists blend colors like watercolor but stay solid.