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Untitled, by Joseph Nechvatal, ink, 1984

Untitled

Joseph Nechvatal

1984

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1984 ink by Joseph Nechvatal, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Joseph Nechvatal
When & what style?
1984
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows a messy, tangled scene with lots of sketchy lines. There’s a big face in the middle, smiling, with two smaller faces nearby. The background is packed with arms, legs, and strange shapes—like a crowd in chaos. Everything looks drawn in ink, with no clear colors, just black and gray. The artist signed it in the corner: *Joseph Nechvatal, 1984*. The lines are all over the place, almost like scribbles, but they still make a face pop out. Check out Joseph Nechvatal to see more of his wild, layered work.

About the artist

Portrait of Joseph Nechvatal
Artist

Joseph Nechvatal

Joseph Nechvatal is an American post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom computer viruses.

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