Untitled
1962
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker.
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ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1962 ink by Jasper Johns, depicting Writing, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a jumble of letters and numbers in bright colors—some backward, some sideways, some cut off at the edge. Johns made this print the same year he painted his first map of the U.S. Both works feel like tests: what happens when you take something familiar and scramble it? The letters aren’t spelling anything, but they still look like they should. If you like this, look up lithography next.
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker.
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