Untitled

Untitled

Ken Price

1970

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image is six small square pictures arranged in two rows of three. Each one shows a bright yellow background with a giant vase in the center. Around the vase, a small black figure does something different in every picture—sometimes jumping, sometimes climbing, sometimes just standing. The colors are flat and bold, with no shading except for the vase’s shadow. The artist used a printing method that makes the colors look clean and sharp. The figures and vases are simple shapes, but the way they move from one picture to the next feels playful. If you like this style, look up lithography next to see how it works.

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