Untitled
1976
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1976
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This drawing shows two curved pyramids made of stacked lines. The top half has two simple, pointy shapes with steps. The bottom half shows the same shapes cut open and unfolded into flat, maze-like boxes. Each line is precise, drawn on grid paper with different colored pencils and ink. The title says "concave curved pyramid," which means the shapes bend inward. The artist used math and geometry to turn 3D shapes into 2D puzzles. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shapes with layers of lines.
