2008
oil
linen
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2008 oil by Jacqueline Humphries, a Contemporary Abstract work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is all thick, messy brushstrokes. Black, white, and gray clash together in a wild jumble. You can’t tell what it’s supposed to be—no shapes stand out. The paint looks almost like it was flung on, with some spots so heavy they’re almost 3D. The artist used a lot of paint in places, building up texture. It’s not smooth or neat. That’s called *impasto*—where paint is laid on thick so you can almost feel the bumps. Want to see more like this? Look up impasto to see how other artists used thick paint.
Jacqueline Humphries (born November 17, 1960, in New Orleans) is a renowned American abstract painter married to Tony Oursler.
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