Untitled

Untitled

Jan Dibbets

1973

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows two square pictures side by side. Both have green grass and a light blue sky, but one looks like a mirror image of the other. The shapes are simple, with straight lines dividing the squares. The artist made these by printing photos and adding pencil marks. The way they’re arranged tricks your eye into seeing things differently. Check out lithography to learn how this printing method works.

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