Untitled

Untitled

John Cage

1983

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image is a black-and-white piece with a messy, tangled web of fine lines. The marks fill the whole space, crisscrossing in every direction. There’s no clear shape or figure—just a dense, chaotic pattern. The lines look like they were scratched into the surface, almost like someone drew with a sharp tool. It’s not a picture of anything real, just pure mark-making. Next, check out drypoint to see how this technique works.

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