Untitled
1995
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1995
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1995 charcoal by Gary Simmons, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white cityscape made of smudged charcoal and pencil. Ten sheets of see-through paper are layered together, creating dark, wavy shapes that look like buildings, bridges, and streets. The lines are rough and uneven, almost like shadows or smoke. The artist used overlapping layers to build up the image, making some areas almost solid black while others stay faint. It’s hard to tell where one shape ends and another begins. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
Gary Simmons is an American artist from New York City. Using icons and stereotypes of American popular culture, he creates works that address personal and collective experiences of race and class. He is best known for…
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