1972
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1972 ink by Josef Albers, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image shows two blue squares side by side. Inside each, white shapes float like boxes or ramps. Some lean against each other, others hang alone. The background is a solid, bright blue with faint stripes. The artist used simple lines and flat colors to make these shapes look almost like they’re moving. The way they overlap tricks your eye into seeing depth, even though nothing is really three-dimensional. Look up Josef Albers next to see how he played with color and form.
Josef Albers ( AL-bərz, US also AHL-, German: ; March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States.
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