Untitled
1976
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1976
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1976 ink by Álvaro Barrios, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows a strange, spiky plant with a face-like shape at its center. A butterfly with patterned wings sits above it, and another butterfly is perched on the plant’s leaves. The whole scene is drawn in black lines on a light background, with some text and numbers in the corners. The artist signed it in the corner with the year 1976. The print looks like it was made using a process that transfers ink from a flat stone. Look up *lithography* to see how this kind of print was made.
Álvaro Barrios (b. 1945) was a Colombian artist, born in Barranquilla.
See the richer artist page
