Untitled
1984
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1984
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This drawing is all in pencil on a light background. You see faint lines everywhere—tiny dots, crisscrosses, and shapes that look like buildings, trees, and maybe a boat. Some spots are darker where the pencil pressed harder. The whole thing feels busy but also soft, like you’re looking through a light fog. The artist used lots of small marks to build up the image. It’s not a clear picture of one thing, but more like layers of ideas all mixed together. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching.