Untitled

Haku Maki

1957

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary Abstract

About this work

This print shows bold black shapes on a light brown background. The top half has a big, irregular blob with smaller circles inside it. Below, there’s a row of jagged, handwritten-style characters. The artist used simple ink on wood to create this clean, graphic look. The marks feel both rough and controlled, like someone drew fast but then polished it. Try looking up woodcut to see how this print was made.