Untitled

About this work

This painting looks like thick, gray paint scraped and smeared across white paper. The brushstrokes are messy—some parts are rough and jagged, others smooth like a wiped-out line. The colors are mostly shades of gray and white, with a few darker spots. It doesn’t look like anything you’d see in real life. The artist used three pieces of paper taped together, which you can sometimes spot if you look closely. The paint is piled up in some spots, making it look almost three-dimensional. If you like this style, check out impasto next—it’s the technique of laying paint thickly on a surface.