Untitled

Untitled

Kara Walker

2015

charcoal

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows three chaotic scenes in black and white. People are tangled together—some standing, some crawling, some half-hidden. Their faces are blurred or turned away, and the lines are rough, like hurried scribbles. The figures seem caught in motion, but everything looks messy and unclear. Notice how the artist used quick, overlapping strokes to build up the shapes. The charcoal smudges make some areas darker, while others stay faint, almost like shadows. Try looking up scumbling to see how artists create texture with loose brushwork.

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