Untitled

Untitled

Irene Rousseau

1997

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a grid of small squares, some filled with black ink, others left blank. Two jagged black shapes break through the grid—one looks like a wave, the other like a starburst. The lines are precise but uneven, like hand-drawn cracks. The artist signed it "Crescendo" and dated it 1997. The black shapes feel sudden, almost like something breaking through the orderly squares. Want to learn more? Check out lithography.

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