Untitled
1996
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1996
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1996 watercolor by John Bock, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is a wild mix of shapes and lines. You see lots of black ink drawings—hands, keys, musical notes, and strange tools—all tangled together. Some parts look like they’re floating, while others overlap in a chaotic way. There’s also a collage of printed paper, like old text and diagrams, stuck in the middle. The whole thing is mostly black, white, and gray, with a few splashes of watercolor color here and there. One odd detail is how the artist used transparent tape to layer things on top of each other. It makes some parts look like they’re peeling or stuck on. The mix of hand-drawn and printed elements feels like a puzzle. If you like this kind of messy, layered art, check out John Bock.
