Untitled

Untitled

John Baldessari

1985

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a collage of guns, an apple, and a blue flower on a stem. The guns are drawn in black and white, with some parts filled in with tiny dots or lines. The apple is bright red with a green leaf, and the flower is soft blue with green leaves. The notes around the edges explain how to print and color each section—like using a "warm black" for shadows. The artist even scribbled ideas like "Banal Civil Neurosis" near the faces. Next, check out stippling to see how dots create shading in art.

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