Untitled
2003
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2003
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 2003 gouache by Kathy Butterly, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a strange, pink cloud-shaped tree with toy eyes peeking through its branches. The tree has a blue base and stands on a red-and-black curved line that looks like a shoe or a shoeprint. The background is a plain, light yellow. The artist used real toy eyes and string to make the tree’s branches. The colors are bright but the whole thing feels a little off—like a dream or a joke. If you like this weird mix of materials, check out gouache.
Kathy Butterly is an American sculptor born in Amityville, New York, in 1963. She lives and works in New York City. Butterly received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in…
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