Untitled
1994
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1994
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1994 ink by Julia Fish, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is a dense black-and-white mess of tiny lines and marks. The whole surface is packed with overlapping strokes—some sharp, some fuzzy—like a scribbled shadow. There’s no clear shape or figure, just a chaotic tangle that fills the frame. The trick here is that every mark looks hand-drawn, but it’s actually made by layering ink on top of printed text. The result feels both busy and strangely quiet. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next.
