Untitled
2003
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2003
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 2003 graphite by Jun Iseyama, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows two tangled figures—one with a long, curved body like a snake or eel, the other sprawled beneath it with orange and red patches. The lines are loose and sketchy, almost like a quick doodle, but with careful shading. The background is a pale, flat green, keeping the focus on the swirling shapes. The artist used thin, overlapping lines to build up shadows and texture, especially on the eel-like figure. It looks like the paper itself might be see-through, with colors bleeding from one side to the other. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists use layers of lines to create depth.
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