2002
ink
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 2002 ink by Kerstin Kartscher, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a bird—maybe an ostrich—peering over a rock. The background is a mix of red and black plants, some with tiny flowers, and others with long, thin leaves. The colors are mostly red, black, and white, with some light gray and green mixed in. The artist used cut-and-pasted paper and ink to create the shapes, giving it a textured, layered look. The rock and plants have a rough, almost sketchy feel, while the bird is smoother. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists use lines to build shadows.
Kerstin Kartscher is a German artist who lives and works in London. Her central medium is drawing. Often her works evolve out of combining finely detailed drawings with found objects, or man made materials, that can be…
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