Untitled

Untitled

James Brooks

1971

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like big, messy brushstrokes on paper. The colors are mostly light blue, dark brown, and a few red spots. Shapes don’t look like anything real—just blobs and streaks that don’t quite connect. The artist used a printing method where ink is pressed onto stone or metal. That’s how these loose lines ended up so clean but still rough. Next, check out how lithography works.

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