1990
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1990 oil by Julian Schnabel, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks messy on purpose. A big red blob takes up most of the space, with thick, uneven brushstrokes that make it look almost like clay. Inside that red shape, there’s a smaller black-and-white picture of three people sitting at a table, like a snapshot stuck in the paint. The red blob isn’t just paint—it’s layered with paper and gesso, giving it a rough, textured surface. The artist didn’t smooth it out; the strokes are heavy and uneven, almost like they were slapped on. Check out impasto for more on how thick paint like this works.
Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since…
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