Untitled
2004
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2004
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2004 ink by James Siena, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image shows a repeating pattern of flower-like shapes. Each shape has thin, straight lines radiating outward from a center point, creating a starburst effect. The whole piece is in shades of gray, almost like a sketch. The flowers don’t look realistic—they’re more like a puzzle of shapes. The artist used tiny lines to build up the forms, almost like a drawing made with a pen. Check out how this was made with engraving.
James Siena is an American contemporary artist. His art is typically created through a series of self-imposed constraints also sometimes referred to as visual algorithms—rules Siena decides on before sitting down to…
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