Untitled
1978
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1978
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a big sheet of paper filled with tight, nervous pencil lines—no faces, no trees, just marks that feel like they’re humming. Pita made this in one July day in 1978. The speed shows: some lines are dark and pressed, others light and quick, like he was racing his own hand. No eraser smudges—just the raw sound of pencil on paper. If you like the way the lines feel alive, try looking up cross-hatching.