Untitled

Untitled

Louisa Chase

1983

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows two big red-orange shapes that look like wheels or gears, tangled in thick black lines. Around them, jagged blue swirls fill the background like rough waves or static. The colors are bold—mostly black, blue, and orange—with some white streaks cutting through the chaos. The artist used woodcut lines for the black shapes and added watercolor for the blue and orange areas. The way the colors mix makes the whole thing feel busy and alive. Check out Louisa Chase to see more of her bold, graphic style.

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