Untitled

Untitled

Mark Fox

2010

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a wild mix of shapes and colors. Swirls, dots, and scribbles fill the space, with lots of gold, white, and gray tones. Some parts look like tangled lines, while others resemble faces or objects—but nothing is clear. The background is mostly white, with bursts of color and texture scattered everywhere. The artist used a printing method called lithography, which lets them layer lines and colors in a loose, almost sketchy way. It’s like the painting could’ve been drawn quickly, with no strict rules. Check out lithography to see how this technique works.

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