1974
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1974 ink by John Cage, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print is a loose, colorful mess of shapes and lines. You see a big blue circle with squiggly bits inside, a dark brown eye with a tiny figure in it, and lots of scattered marks in red, green, and purple. The background is just a light, plain paper, letting the scribbles stand out. The artist, John Cage, made this in 1974 as part of a small set of prints. He wasn’t just a musician—he also played with visual art this way, mixing random marks into something new. If you like this kind of abstract play, check out lithography next to see how artists print images another way.
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, artist, and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of…
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